Airports aren’t typically the first place you think of when you think about first-of-their kind devices. However, the installation of a Mamava Lactation Station at Vermont’s Burlington International Airport may go a long way towards changing that line of thinking.

The lactation station was developed by Mamava co-founders Sascha Mayer and Christine Dodson who both recall attempting to breast-feed their children while traveling.

According to CNN, Mayer and Dodson wanted to make the breast-feeding experience a little less taxing for mothers who are removed from the comforts of home. Not only does the lactation station have a power supply for a pumping machine, but it also has Corian surfaces.

“We want everyone to feel comfortable,” Mayer said, according to BurlingtonFreePress.com. “That why we have a logo that’s happy breasts. We’re here, not hidden in some dark hallway.”

USA Today reports that use of the lactation station is free, as it is sponsored by Zutano, a children’s clothing manufacture in Vermont.

According to Mayer and Dodson, the lactation station at the BIA has several useful features:

• Seating and table surface to place a breast pump
• Space for luggage or other items
• Antimicrobial and sustainable materials utilized for all surfaces
• Occupied timer, soft lighting

Of course, the co-founders know that the prototype will need a lot of improving before it is ready to be installed in other locations.

“User feedback and insight that we gather from the first free-standing lactation station the Burlington International Airport will inform our next round of development and prototyping, which will focus on producing a compact, lightweight version for temporary use in workplaces with limited space,” wrote the co-founders on their company’s website.

The co-founders encourage breast-feeding women to take the lactation station for a spin so that the final design will appeal to moms everywhere.

Would you use one of the Burlington-based company’s lactation stations? Will lactation stations spread to other airports and public places like malls and grocery stores? Do people have the right to ask breast-feeding women to cover up when they are in a public area? Share your thoughts in the comments section.

You can read more about the Mamava Lactation Station here.