Accommodations for Nursing Individuals
Brandeis supports those with young families. Nursing individuals are offered adequate break times and private spaces to express milk for their babies.
Dedicated Lactation Rooms on Campus
Dedicated lactation rooms:
- 60 Turner Street 1st floor, space 132-113A
- 51 Sawyer Road 2nd floor, space 160-247
- Goldfarb Library Room 69-41A
- This room is kept locked. To access the room a key can be checked out at the library’s information desk with your Brandeis ID. For reservations, please contact library-lactation@brandeis.edu. You may need to ask for directions after obtaining the key as the room is a little tricky to find. The room can accommodate two individuals at one time. The key should be returned to the information desk after use. The room is equipped with a refrigerator and microwave (for sterilization) with a sink nearby.
- Leo Gerstenzang Library of Science Room 021
- This room is kept locked. To access the room, contact graduateaffairs@brandeis.edu.
- Rabb Graduate Center Room 118
- This room is kept locked. To access the room a key can be checked out with reservations by contacting pannella@brandeis.edu in the English department. The room is equipped with a refrigerator, a microwave (for sterilization) and numerous electrical outlets with a sink nearby.
*Individuals must bring their own breast pumps
Resources and Information
Massachusetts Laws: Nursing At Work
The federal PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act protects all nursing employees, but Massachusetts already has a strong workplace lactation accommodation law. The Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (2018) requires employers with six or more employees to provide all breastfeeding employees with reasonable break time and a space (other than a bathroom) to pump. In addition, the law stipulates that the lactation space must include electrical outlets, table, and a place to sit. Read the law: Chapter 54 of the Acts of 2017.
External Nursing Support Resources