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Last Updated: February 7, 2023 2:09:55 PM PST
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Recognizing the benefits of breastfeeding and in compliance with state law, UCSD provides employees who are nursing mothers with a private space and a reasonable amount of time to express milk.

Lactation facilities and access

State law requires the university to provide space close to an employee's work area where she can express milk in private. This can include private offices or lockable meeting space. Restrooms are not considered appropriate spaces.

  • To find your nearest lactation room, visit this map of UC San Diego Lactation Rooms.
  • For lactation room access:
    • Health lactation rooms - please submit a request on the Health Human Resources website. Click "New Request">"Self Service">"Employee Relations Inquiry"
    • Campus (non-Health) lactation rooms - contact lactation@ucsd.edu
  • If there are no established lactation spaces near your work area, ask your supervisor about locating a suitable space.

Lactation Resources

  • UC Medical Plan Benefit Resources
    • UC medical plans provide a variety of breastfeeding support resources including nurse lines, counselors, and online programs to help you if you have questions about breastfeeding. If you are covered by a UC medical plan, breastfeeding support, supplies and counseling may be available at no cost. View breastfeeding resources from UC's medical plans.

  • UC San Diego Health Breastfeeding Support
    • Learn more about their services by visiting UC San Diego Health Breastfeeding Support or call their Breastfeeding helpline: 858-249-5727
    • UC San Diego Health providers offering lactation services:

      • Dr. Michelle Leff and Dr. Piper Sandel are pediatricians and certified lactation consultants. They see moms and babies for breastfeeding issues, milk supply issues, tongue tie, etc. in their respective clinics.

      • Dr. Eyla Boies is a pediatrician who specializes in helping premature infants with breastfeeding. She sees moms and infants at the Kearney Mesa pediatric office Thursday mornings for her Premature Infant Nutrition Clinic where she works with a certified lactation consultant.

      • Erin Walsh, MA, CCC-SLP, IBCLC, BCS-S, is a speech and language pathologist and lactation consultant. She sees patients at the Center for Voice and Swallowing.

  • National Breastfeeding Helpline
    • Office on Women’s Health counselors can answer common breastfeeding questions in English or Spanish. Call (800) 994-9662 Monday–Friday from 6 am to 3 pm. If you call after hours, you will be able to leave a message, and a breastfeeding peer counselor will return your call on the next business day. For more information visit www.womenshealth.gov/breastfeeding
  • San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition
    • The San Diego Breastfeeding Coalition is a non-profit organization that has been serving San Diego bringing together health care providers, agencies, organizations, individuals, families, and other breastfeeding advocates to support, protect and promote breastfeeding who are passionate about making breastfeeding attainable for all families in the San Diego and Imperial Counties.
  • University of California Health Milk Bank
    • In November, 2020 UC launched the University of California Health Milk Bank, operated by UC San Diego Health, one of only two accredited milk banks in our state and 30 nationally. This safe supply of donated breastmilk will support sick, premature or young infants whose mothers aren’t able to breastfeed. Learn more

Policies

Contacts

  • For help obtaining workplace accommodation:
    • Health lactation rooms - please submit an Employee Relations Inquiry on the Health Human Resources website. Click "New Request">"Self Service">"Employee Relations Inquiry"
    • Campus (Non-Health) lactation rooms - contact lactation@ucsd.edu
  • For additional lactation or other health education materials for students, contact:

 

The following facilities are part of UC San Diego's lactation program and are available to nursing mothers at UC San Diego.

  • For lactation room maintenance, please email or call the Building Contact listed for the room.
  • For your convenience, Medela Hospital Grade Lactina Breast Pumps (#016SC01) are provided for use in most of the rooms. However, you must supply your own Medela Lactina pump kit. Students can purchase a Medela Lactina pump kit at Student Health at a discounted price.

Health / Health Sciences locations


For more information regarding the below facilities, please submit an Employee Relations Inquiry on the Health Human Resources website. Click "New Request">"Self Service">"Employee Relations Inquiry"
Building Room Access Equipment Building Contact
ACTRI 1W512 New Standard operating hours  2 chairs, 2 stools, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
ACTRI 2W512 New Standard operating hours.  2 chairs, 2 stools, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Biomedical Research Facility II (BRF2) Room B0120 in the basement of BRF2 Standard operating hours. Access code required. Medela pump, recliner chair, table, lamp Bic Pham-Le Cory, bic@ucsd.edu
Biomedical Science Building (map) Next to B241 in the basement; Lactation room accessible via the women's restroom Standard operating hours. Access code required. Medela pump, chair/ottoman, table, lamp Bic Pham-Le Cory, bic@ucsd.edu
CTF Hillcrest Access via 2nd floor women's restroom Standard operating hours. Access any time with key. Ameda pump, chair, table Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
ECOB Suite 1-100, room 002 Open Monday - Friday 8:00 a.m. - 4:30 p.m. Notify front desk personnel to be let into the suite.  Recliner chair, sink, counter Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Jacobs Medical Center 3-531  Access any time with Access Badge Medela Pump, chair, table, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Jacobs Medical Center 6-712  Always open Medela Pump, chair, table, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Jacobs Medical Center 7-731  Access any time with Access Badge Medela Pump, chair, table, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Leichtag 2nd floor, 3rd floor Standard operating hours. Access code required. Medela pump, chairs, tables Health HR, Employee Relations,  (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Medical Center – Hillcrest 4-301 Always open. Keycode required. Medela pump, chair, table Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Medical Center – Hillcrest (map) Room 8-155, Eastside, 8th floor Always open. Keycode required. Medela pump, chair, sink Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Medical Center - Hillcrest 9-911  Always open. Keycode required. Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
MET Building Room 327, 3rd floor Standard operating hours. Access code required. Medela pump, table, 2 chairs Cindi Pittroff, cpittroff@ucsd.edu
Perlman L-066  Accessed through the waiting room during standard operating hours. Chair, table Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Moores Cancer Center Room 2337 Standard operating hours Chair, table Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)
Sanford Consortium Room 1016, first floor Standard operating hours, all hours with building access 2 seats, mini-fridge Monica Cowdrey mcowdrey@sanfordconsortium.org
Scripps Research Institute first floor of the Dorris Neuroscience Center (just to the right when you walk in the front door) Standard operating hours, all hours with building access 1 seat, mini-fridge Andrea Hartzell ahartzel@scripps.edu
Thornton Pavillion 3-320, access via door in nursing station Always open Medela pump, recliner chair, refrigerator Health HR, Employee Relations, (619) 543-3200 (option 5)

Campus Locations (non-Health)

For more information regarding the below facilities, please contact lactation@ucsd.edu
Building Room Access Equipment Building Contact Room Notes
Arts and Humanities Building 118 Standard operating hours. Lactation chair. General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu
EBU-3B (CSE Building) 3113 Standard operating hours.
Access code required.  Please contact building contact for access code.		 Medela pump, glider chair, table, couch, side tables, mini fridge Matthew M. Scott, (858) 534-7122,
mms001@ucsd.edu
Franklin Antonio Hall 1202

M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.

Currently requires key access.

 Chair, lamp, side table, ottoman, sink General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu First floor, straight back, on left side; right across from bathroom.
Galbraith Hall 252 Standard operating hours.
Hours vary during summer and holidays.
Access code required.		 Medela pump, chair/nursing stool, side table, sink General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu
Geisel Library 255

M-Th, 7:30 a.m.-10 p.m.

F, 7:30 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sat, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.

Sun, 10 a.m.-10 p.m.

Access code required.

 Chair, side table, sink General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu
Price Center 2.115, across from Price Center Ballroom Daily, 7am-11pm, including weekends.
Hours may vary during weekends, holidays, and break periods.
Access code required.		 Medela pump, chair, table, lamp, sink, private bathroom John Payne, (858) 534-8986,
jpayne@ucsd.edu
Sequoyah Hall 111 Standard operating hours.
Access code required.		 Medela pump, lactation specific chair, ottoman, table with chairs, side table Karen Wagner,
k1wagner@ucsd.edu		 This room will be closing at the end of June 2023, as part of the construction of the Ridge Walk North Living and Learning Neighborhood.
SIO - Eckart Building 162, 1st floor next to the women's restroom M-F, 7:30 a.m. – 5:30 p.m.
Access code required.		 Medela pump, recliner chair, table, lamp, microwave, small refrigerator Daisy Do, (858) 822-5329,
dtd001@ucsd.edu

The Eckart Building HAS been fitted with MERV 14 filters on the air handlers/HVAC system.
This mechanical filtration is to prevent COVID infections inside the building.
SIO -  Nierenberg Hall 416B M-F, 8am-5pm
Access code required.		 Medela pump, chair, ottoman, desk, microwave, small refrigerator Daisy Do, (858) 822-5329,
dtd001@ucsd.edu		 Nierenberg Hall does not have a central HVAC system/HEPA filter. When the lactation room is used, please close/lock the door and OPEN the windows.
Please know that CDC and American Society of Heating, Refrigerating and Air-Conditioning Engineers (ASHRAE) guidance places operable windows above mechanical filtration to prevent COVID infections inside buildings.
SIO - New Scripps Admin Building 128 M-F, 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
Access code required.
May need additional building access to get to the room.		 Medela pump, chair, table, side table, refrigerator Daisy Do, (858) 822-5329,
dtd001@ucsd.edu		 The SIO Admin Building has been fitted with MERV 14 filters on the air handlers/HVAC system.
This mechanical filtration is to prevent COVID infections inside the building.
Social Sciences Public Engagement Building 109 Standard operating hours. Lactation chair General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu *Currently requires keycard access
Structural and Material Engineering (SME) Separate room in 4th floor women's restroom (next to Room 437) Daily, 7am-7pm 
Access code required.		 Medela pump, chair/nursing stool General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu
Torrey Pines Center North Plaza (lowest) Level Standard operating hours.
Access code required.		 Chair/ottoman, side chair, table General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu
Torrey Pines Center South Room 345 M-F, 7 a.m.-6:30 p.m.
Access code required.		 Chair/ottoman, table, sink, refrigerator General Lactation Email, lactation@ucsd.edu (there are two rooms numbered 345; this one is in the outside corridor, in the southwest portion of the building)
Women's Center -  Student Center West 2nd floor (check in at front desk) M-F, 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Medela pump, chair/ottoman, table, lamp, sink, changing table Jessica Geipel, (858) 822-0074,
jgeipel@ucsd.edu

For UCSD Health lactation facilities, please submit an Employee Relations Inquiry on the Health Human Resources website. Click "New Request">"Self Service">"Employee Relations Inquiry"

 

For more information on UCSD Campus lactation facilities, e-mail lactation@ucsd.edu.