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Hosting a Lactation Room

Lactation rooms are available to provide a private, secure space for new mothers to express milk.

Guidelines for units and schools

Room owners tend to be departments located within the building in which a lactation room is located. The department chair or administrator typically appoints a specific individual on staff to serve as point person for the program. The point person will work with the Work/Life & Family Resources and Facilities Management staff to establish a lactation room.

Lactation Room Owner agrees to the following:

If your school/department wishes to host a room, review the design guidelines for establishing a lactation room. Contact the lactation@northwestern.edu if you have additional questions.