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A mother of three named Ms Bews, who runs a marketing agency, launched a petition urging Parliament to grant breastfeeding parents paid breaks at work. She initiated the "Don’t Make Me Choose" campaign after being barred from attending a professional development program due to her need to bring her then five-month-old breastfed daughter. The petition seeks legislative change that would remove practical barriers to health and workforce participation, potentially allowing it to be debated in Parliament if more than 100,000 people sign it.
Written locally by qwen2.5:14b on 2026-10-02,
using this article's own text rather than the other coverage of the
same event (that is the story summary below).
Story summary
Katrine Bews, founder of Nu Coton marketing agency and mother of three, has petitioned the UK Parliament to allow breastfeeding parents paid time off work. She initiated her "Don’t Make Me Choose" campaign after being unable to attend a professional development program due to needing to breastfeed her then five-month-old daughter. Bews argues that without legal protections for paid breaks, mothers face impossible choices between earning a living and meeting their children's health needs. The petition requires 10,000 signatures for the Government to respond officially; over 100,000 would prompt debate in Parliament. A UK Government spokesperson stated they expect employers to be compassionate regarding breastfeeding but have no plans for paid time off.
Written for “Paid Breastfeeding Breaks” on 2026-10-05,
grounded in this article and the 1 other(s) covering the same event.
A mother of three is calling for a change in the law so that breastfeeding parents can have paid time off work to feed their baby or express milk for them.
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She says that without this right some mothers are being forces to choose between breastfeeding their child and earning a living.
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The entrepreneur started her Don’t Make Me Choose campaign after being prevented from attending a professional development programme as she could not bring her then five-month-old daughter, who at the time she was breastfeeding.
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she said: “It is about removing a practical barrier to health, equality and workforce participation.”
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This, it claims “forces many to choose between feeding their baby and participating fully in work”.
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If more than 10,000 people sign it, the Government will be forced to respond, while more than 100,000 signatures in support would see the issue considered for debate in the Parliament.
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Ms Bews, the founder of the Nu Coton marketing agency, insisted: “No woman should have to choose between breastfeeding her baby and earning a living.
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Yet that is the choice our current system creates.”
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She continued: “I began this campaign after being prevented from taking part in a professional opportunity because I needed to bring my breastfed baby.
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“Since speaking publicly, I have heard from women who have expressed milk in toilets, weaned earlier than they wanted to, lost income, turned down opportunities or left work altogether.”
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She added: “The Government encourages women to breastfeed, but our workplace law does not give them a clear right to the time and facilities that make it possible.
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“This campaign is ultimately about the barriers that force people, particularly women, to choose between opportunity and how they want to feed their child.”
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The UK Government has been contacted for comment.
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