Our mobile program brings private infant care stations to events across Central Ohio, helping families participate more comfortably while caring for their babies.

We support maternal mental health by reducing some of the stress, overwhelm and isolation that can come with navigating public spaces during the postpartum and infant-care season.

How Our Initiative Supports Families

The Nursing Nest provides a welcoming mobile environment where families with infants can step away from the crowd and care for their babies with privacy, comfort and support.

By bringing infant care access directly to festivals, markets and public gatherings, our team helps families stay connected to community life while meeting their baby’s needs.

This work supports comfort, accessibility and maternal wellbeing by reducing barriers that can make public events harder for parents and caregivers of infants.

What Families Can Expect

Dedicated Infant Care Area

Families have access to a calm, welcoming area where they can feed, pump, change, soothe or otherwise care for their baby during an event.

Comfort and Visual Separation

Our mobile setup offers comfortable seating and greater visual separation than a restroom, vehicle or crowded public area. Parents and caregivers can take a moment to regroup before returning to the event.

A More Supportive Event Experience

On-site infant care access helps families remain connected to the event around them. Caregivers are less likely to feel they must leave early or miss community gatherings because their baby needs care.

A Mobile Approach to Family Support

Our mobile model allows us to bring infant care access directly to festivals, farmers markets, health events and family-centered gatherings.

By creating dedicated infant care areas in the places where families already gather, we meet parents and caregivers where they are. We also help event partners create more supportive environments for maternal mental health, family connection and infant wellbeing.

Community Events We Serve

The Nursing Nest partners with a wide range of community and organizational events, including farmers markets, community festivals, county fairs, neighborhood gatherings, public health events, family-centered celebrations, private organizational events and workplace events.

Event organizers can request The Nursing Nest to help reduce barriers for families with infants and create a more supportive guest experience.

Bring Our Mobile Model to Your Event

Event organizers, community groups, municipalities, businesses and organizations can partner with our organization to make their events more supportive for families with infants.

By hosting our mobile program, partners help provide private infant care access that supports maternal mental health, family participation and a more welcoming community environment.