COUNCILLORS have welcomed plans to make Darlington a more breastfeeding-friendly town.
The borough council's cabinet this week considered the findings of a study into the issue and pledged to act upon the recommendations.
The authority was one of nine across the country to secure funding for such a project from the Centre for Public Scrutiny.
The council's social affairs and health scrutiny committee was asked to investigate the strengths and weaknesses of Darlington from the perspective of nursing mothers.
Cabinet members agreed to support the committee's call for a borough-wide breastfeeding strategy.
They also backed demands for a local Breastfeeding Friendly accreditation scheme, which would encourage both the public and private sectors to address the issue more pro-actively in the workplace.
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