Breastfeeding and returning to work

UCLA Health Supports Breastfeeding

 Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Working Parent

UCLA Health:

• Promotes and supports lactation throughout our health care system in policy and in practice. Find more on UCLA Health breastfeeding support.
• Reduces inequity and increases food security by protecting breastfeeding for at-risk families, especially Black, Indigenous, and people of color (BIPOC.)
• Promotes compassionate, inclusive and equitable care for LGBTQ+ patients. We encourage you to share your preferred pronouns, terms and plans for infant feeding so we can support your goals.
• Lifts up our community partners to increase lactation support.
• Supports students, faculty and staff with a lactation accommodation policy and campus resources and support.

UCLA Health and UCLA Campus Resources:

• UCLA lactation accommodation procedures
• Supporting nursing mothers at UCLA
• Child care resources for UCLA faculty, staff, and students
• Lactation rooms are available for UCLA Health faculty, staff and students in the locations listed below. You will need to provide your University ID number to be granted access.
  • 17-311 CHS. This lactation room has two stations within the same room. New mothers interested in using this room should contact School of Medicine Safety at [email protected]or (310) 825-9356.
  • 33-337 CHS. This lactation room has two stations within the same room. New mothers interested in using this room should contact School of Medicine Safety at [email protected]or (310) 825-9356.
  • Geffen Hall, 204. This lactation room has one station. New mothers interested in using this room should contact School of Medicine Safety at [email protected]or (310) 825-9356.
  • Jules Stein Eye Institute, 3-144. This is a private lactation room with a couch, two armchairs, small table and a restroom with sink. New mothers interested in using this room should contact Melissa Rocha, at [email protected]or (310) 206-5402 between the hours of 8am-5pm.
  • Ronald Reagan Medical Center, B706 (B level, go past the vending machines and make a right). This lactation room has two stations with chairs, tables and curtains. There is a sink in the room and a Medela Symphony pump. Supplies include gloves and wipes. Employees are responsible for purchasing their own Medela Symphony pump kit in order to use the pump. Contact  [email protected] for the access code or for more information.
  • Rehabilitation Center, Room A376. This lactation room has two stations within the same room. New mothers interested in using this room should contact School of Medicine Safety at [email protected]or (310) 825-9356.
  • The Care Connect Train Station located at 936 Westwood Blvd, 1st Floor (across from reception desk). This lactation room has one station with a chair, table, and sink. The room is available M-F, 7:30am-3pm. It is not locked and there is a sign on the door to indicate that the room is in use.
  • UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Room 2448 (Merle Norman Pavilion). This lactation room has one station with a chair, table, sink, and pump. Supplies include gloves and sanitizer. The access code is on the door and there is a sign inside that can be put on the door to indicate that the room is in use. Room is available 24/7.
  • UCLA Santa Monica Medical Center, Room 2242. This is a private lactation room equipped with an armchair, small table, sink, and sanitizing wipes.  Those interested in using this room should contact their department approver who can request access by emailing [email protected]. Access will be granted within 24 hours M-F and 48 hours on weekends. Badge access will last for 2 months and then need to be renewed, as needed. Please utilize sign on the door to indicate that the room is in use. Room is available 24/7.
  • UCLA School of Dentistry, CHS 53-079A. This lactation room is located in the School of Dentistry and has one station with an arm chair, a table, and a sink. Mothers interested in using this room should contact Marcela Hamparsumian at [email protected]or (310) 206-6063.
  • Additional lactation rooms on campus can be found on the UCLA Lactation Facilities interactive map.
• The California Department of Public Health Breastfeeding Initiative provides breastfeeding data and information about breastfeeding laws enacted to address and support a parent’s right to breastfeed.