Himalaya BabyCare, a brand under the Himalaya Wellness Company, has extended its commitment to care beyond products by establishing over 700 breastfeeding rooms across India’s public infrastructure. The initiative, known as Himalaya Happy Feeding Rooms, aims to provide safe, private, and hygienic spaces for breastfeeding mothers, supporting more than 7 million mothers annually. This initiative recognizes that maternal and infant wellbeing is shaped not only by healthcare and nutrition but also by the spaces in which mothers live and move every day.
The idea for the initiative emerged from conversations with mothers who felt uncomfortable feeding their babies outside their homes due to a lack of privacy and safe spaces. Himalaya BabyCare identified this as a critical gap in public infrastructure, especially in high-footfall places like airports, railway stations, and hospitals. The Happy Feeding Rooms initiative was born from this insight, providing every mother with a comfortable space where she can feed her baby in privacy and peace.
The initiative has had a significant nationwide impact, making breastfeeding easier and more accessible in public spaces. It has helped normalize breastfeeding, encouraged healthier infant nutrition practices, and sparked conversations around maternal needs in public planning. The feedback from mothers using these spaces has been overwhelmingly positive, with many expressing relief at finding clean, private, and hygienic spaces where they can feed their babies without worry.
However, setting up breastfeeding rooms across airports, railway stations, and other public spaces has been challenging. The key hurdles faced by Himalaya BabyCare included the time and effort needed to set up each room, maintaining daily cleanliness and hygiene across all rooms, and ensuring uniform comfort, privacy, and dignity for mothers. Despite these challenges, the impact of the initiative continues to inspire the company’s purpose-driven commitment.
Himalaya BabyCare is driving advocacy and awareness around breastfeeding and maternal wellbeing through campaigns, collaborations, and educational efforts. The company’s World Breastfeeding Week campaign, #HarKadamHarMaakeSath, used storytelling to highlight the emotional and physical challenges mothers face while feeding in public. The campaign reached millions, sparking empathy and public dialogue.
The company is also collaborating with public bodies, healthcare ecosystems, and local communities to expand and sustain the program. These partnerships allow the initiative to remain relevant, scalable, and sustainable, ensuring that mothers continue to benefit from it for years to come. Looking ahead, Himalaya BabyCare plans to expand the Happy Feeding Rooms initiative to even more public spaces across India, including airports, metro stations, hospitals, and high-footfall community areas.
The long-term vision is to build a compassionate ecosystem that makes motherhood easier and more supported in every environment. Himalaya BabyCare remains committed to strengthening the bond between mothers and babies by creating spaces, conversations, and interventions that truly make a difference. By embedding empathy, access, and inclusion into its long-term CSR vision, the company aims to make a positive impact on maternal and infant wellbeing in India.