Are you a university student, faculty, or staff member who is nursing your baby?
The university offers designated lactation rooms and loans refrigerators to support your lactation needs.
Important information about lactation rooms:
UO Family Friendly Map
(includes lactation room information)
Room schedules can be viewed on the university's Outlook calendar. Open your Outlook calendar and select "Open Calendar" on the top menu, select "From Room List" and search by "More Columns." Type in "lactation"and search for rooms.
All rooms are locked for privacy and require scheduling.To obtain access, contact Jen Mirabile, Sr. HR Programs Coordinator at 541-346-2195 or mirabile@uoregon.edu.
Using the international symbol for breastfeeding is one way for nursing mothers on campus to communicate to those around them the need for privacy while nursing or expressing milk.
Contact Jen Mirabile to request a free sign.
If the designated campus lactation rooms do not meet your needs, please talk to your supervisor. There may be an appropriate space within your unit or work area that could be made available for your use.
If you or your supervisor have questions, contact Jen Mirabile, Sr. HR Programs Coordinator at 541-346-2195 or mirabile@uoregon.edu.
The university has a limited supply of refrigerators available to loan nursing mothers -students, faculty and staff. These apartment-sized personal refrigerators are for use in their campus offices and workspaces to store expressed milk. The loan period is generally 3 to 12 months and may be longer depending on the employee's needs.
To find out more information or reserve a refrigerator, contact Jen Mirabile, Sr. HR Programs Coordinator at 541-346-2195 or mirabile@uoregon.edu.
La Leche League of Oregon offers support, encouragement and information to mothers breastfeeding their babies.
State Law provides women protections related to breastfeeding. Oregon State Law, ORS 109.001 (2017) allows a woman to breastfeed in public. House Bill 2593 , expands and amends ORS 653.077, Oregon's current lactation in the workplace law. HB 2593 requires all employers, regardless of size, to provide nursing mothers with "a reasonable rest period to express milk each time the employee has a need to express milk." This language allows nursing mothers to take unpaid lactation breaks when needed. While these rest breaks are unpaid, there is an exception if a nonexempt employee takes their lactation break during a paid rest period.
The Mom's Roomby Medela offers access to breastfeeding tips, education, resources and a community of other breastfeeding Moms. It's really important to identify your support network. Take a look at the 4th Trimester Project for ideas about what may be important to you during this time.
Two helpful book recommendations for employees returning to work and breastfeeding areThe Fifth Trimester by Lauren Smith Brody and Work. Pump. Repeat. by Jessica Shortall.
For further information about breastfeeding, visit the Oregon Health Authority website.