The University of Alabama in Huntsville provides lactation rooms to support nursing mothers returning to work, school, or campus. Each room offers a clean, secure, and private space for women who need to express breast milk during their time on campus. All of the rooms are equipped with a table, chair, and lock from the inside.
See below for a list of nursing mother's room locations and what is available in each of the rooms.
| Building | Contact Person | Room Number | Contact Person Email |
|---|---|---|---|
| BAB - Business Administration Building | Sandy Boyd | BAB 104 | sandra.boyd@uah.edu |
| BSB - Business Services Building | Copy Center | Brad Cooper | BSB 102 | brad.cooper@uah.edu |
| CGV - Charger Village | Neil C. McMillion | CGV 144C | ncm0012@uah.edu |
| CRH - Robert Bud Cramer Research Hall | NSSTC & NOAA Weather Forecasting | Casie Steen | CRH 4020 | casie.steen@uah.edu |
| ELC - Early Learning Center | Beth Quick | ELC 130 | beth.quick@uah.edu |
| LIB - Louis Salmon Library | Belinda Ong | LIB 341C | belinda.ong@uah.edu |
| MSB - Materials Science Building/Optics | Christy Fordham | MSB 139 | science.admin@uah.edu |
| MOR - Morton Hall | Zeke Aguilera | MOR 280 | aguilee@uah.edu |
| NUR - Nursing Building | Jane Armitage | NUR 210 | jane.armitage@uah.edu |
| OKT - Olin King Technology Hall | Wendy Waggener | OKT N154 | wendy.waggener@uah.edu |
| SKH - Shelbie King Hall | Holly Holladay | SKH 111 | holly.holladay@uah.edu |
| SSB - Student Services Building | Brenda Youngblood | SSB 206 | brenda.youngblood@uah.edu |
| VBH - Wernher Von Braun Research Hall | Yulie Palenapa | VBRH B-4.5 | ysp0002@uah.edu |
If you have questions regarding the condition of a nursing mother's room, contact Mike Melancon.
Providing Urgent Maternal Protections for Nursing Mothers Act (PUMP)
The PUMP Act provides protections for employees to express breast milk at work. Nursing employees have the right to reasonable break time and a place, other than a bathroom, that is shielded from view to express breast milk while at work. Employees have the right to take reasonable break time to express breast milk for their nursing child for one year after the child’s birth.
Breastfeeding Information and Resources
Visit this site to learn more about breastfeeding and to get how-to information and support for breastfeeding successfully.
The National Breastfeeding Hotline: 1-800-994-9662
Talk with trained breastfeeding peer counselors who can help answer common breastfeeding questions in English or Spanish.
Breastfeeding, American Academy of PediatricsLaLeche League International
Breastfeeding, American Academy of PediatricsLaLeche League International
Information, education, support, and encouragement for women who want to breastfeed.
Break Time for Nursing Mothers
As of August 2022.
