Supporting the lactation needs of nursing mothers
ODU provides lactation rooms and reasonable break time for employees and students to express breast milk, for up to 12 months after the birth of a child.
What is a lactation room?
Lactations rooms are private spaces on campus for nursing moms to pump that should be:
- Appropriately functional (not a bathroom)
- Shielded from view and free from intrusion of coworkers or the public
Using the Lactation Rooms
Employees & Students must:
- Coordinate with your supervisor or class instructor time needed for lactation
- Reserve the lactation room in locations that are marked with an asterisk. Other rooms are available on a first-come, first-served basis.
- Follow any rules or procedures per lactation room
Supervisors & Class Instructors must:
- Permit reasonable paid break time or time away from class for nursing mothers to use lactation rooms as needed.
- Be aware that the frequency and duration of the break time will likely vary.
Student Recreation Center Reservation
University Libraries
Center for Career and Leadership Development*
Peninsula Higher Education Center Reservation
Tri-Cities Higher Education Center Reservation
Virginia Beach Higher Education Center Reservation
Macon & Joan Brock Virginia Health Sciences at ODU
- Andrews Hall, Room 140A
- Hofheimer Hall, Room 167 (by bathrooms on the first floor)
- Lewis Hall, Room 2007
- Strelitz Diabetes Center, Room A118 & Room 2003
- Waitzer Hall, Room 121 & Room 924
View details on Campus Nursing Nooks.
These rooms are locked. To use them, call Occupational Health at 757.446.5870 or VHS-OccHealth@36837a.com for access.
Questions, Comments or Complaints
If you need lactation support assistance from the University, please contact the appropriate office for employees or students.
Employees:
Students:
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