A “Mother’s Room” on the fifth floor of the University of North Dakota School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS), room 5513, is now available to nursing mothers on campus.  The room offers mothers and babies privacy, refrigerated storage, and security for breastfeeding or pumping.

SMHS administration and facilities designated and furnished a suitable, private location in the building.  Mother’s Room advocates from the medical school, through the Center of Excellence in Women’s Health, helped decorate the room. A SMHS-approved policy for the space and the users is available online at www.med.und.edu/womenshealth/  A hard copy of the policy is available in room 5513.

The room was created to serve new mothers who want to keep learning and working on campus. The Mother’s Room will provide a secure place for breastfeeding faculty, staff, and students to use.  For many years, medical school students have had access to space to nurse their babies next to Dean Judy DeMer’s office.  Medical school students have the option of using either location.

Each Mother’s Room user is asked to have a Key Request Form completed and signed through the mother’s respective department chairperson or supervisor and then forwarded to the SMHS Administration and Finance office for final approval.  This form will allow the mother to have a key at her disposal for the duration needed.

Women interested in using the room may contact their department chair or Susan Splichal at 701.777.3274 or ssplichal@medicine.nodak.edu for more information.

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