Breastfeeding in the parliament

Ms Waters, from the left-wing Greens party, fed her daughter Alia Joy during a vote on Tuesday.

Greens Senator Larissa Waters soothes baby Alia Joy after breastfeeds her during a division in the Senate, May 9, 2017. Source: AAP

Senator Larissa  Waters is the first woman to breastfeed her daughter i n the parliament

By breastfeeding her baby in the parliament, Larissa Waters sent a message to all MP's around the world

The subject is a sensitive issue in many parliaments around the world as in 2016, Spanish MP Carolina Bescansa

was vastly criticized for breastfeeding her baby in the parliament,