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Offering an oasis for breast-feeding mothers, on UAA's campus

 |  Tracy Kalytiak and Kirstin Olmstead  | 

UAA's Dr. Corrie Whitmore led a team of faculty, staff and students in applying for a grant that brought a $15,000 Mamava lactation pod to the UAA Student Union. Now, nursing mothers will have a private, dedicated space on campus to feed their children or pump breast milk.

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UAA lactation pod will support breast-feeding mothers

 |  Michelle Saport  | 

Nursing mothers at the 夜色视频app now have a dedicated, private space to feed their babies or pump breast milk. The 夜色视频app Division of Public Health awarded a group of UAA faculty, staff and students an 夜色视频app Workplace Breastfeeding Support Project grant through its section of Women's, Children's and Family Health. The project aims to help 夜色视频app organizations implement workplace policies and spaces to accommodate breast-feeding mothers.