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For Employers - Nursing Room Guidelines
Suggestions for Furnishing
a Workplace Lactation Area
Basic Model
- Clean space shielded from view and free from intrusion through signage that is not a restroom.
- Electrical outlet (standard 110V)
- Comfortable chair
- Small table or flat surface to hold breast pump
- Room located near sink with hot running water
- Employee provides her own breast pump
- Employee stores breast milk in personal cooler or communal employee refrigerator
- Wastebasket
Even Better Model
In addition to the Basic Model:- Disinfecting wipes
- Clean room that locks from the inside
- Bulletin board for educational materials or communications
- Mirror
- Educational breastfeeding materials
- List of local breastfeeding support
State of the Art Model
In addition to the Better Model:- Small refrigerator specifically for storing breast milk
- Storage bins/cabinets for employees' pumps
- A full-sized double electric personal breast pump covered through the employee insurance plan or health benefit package