Mothers' Rooms

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Mother's Rooms are comfortable spaces available to all Longwood area women to use for breastfeeding or expressing breast milk. Below you will find information on locations, logistics, and support.


LOCATIONS

School

Building/ Address

Room #

Pump Model

Location Notes

HMS Gordon Hall, 25 Shattuck Street G 002 Medela
Symphony
Across from elevator
HMS TMEC – Tosteson Medical Education Center, 260 Longwood Ave 444     

Medela
Lactina Sel.
& Medela
Symphony

This room is new as of December 2012 and replaces the old TMEC 147.
HMS HIM – Harvard Institutes of Medicine, 4 Blackfan Circle 1 C
4
Medela
Lactina Sel.
Accessible from the NRB, in the Women’s Room near the doors to HIM from Elements Café.
HMS NRB – New Research Building, 77 Ave Louis Pasteur 229 Medela
Lactina Sel.
Department of Genetics
HMS HMS: - 641 Huntington Ave 104 Medela
Lactina Sel.
Department of Global Health and Social Medicine
HSDM HSDM: 188 Longwood Ave 110 B Medela
Symphony
You will need to obtain a key from the Office of Administration and Finance, room 100.  Please call 617-432-1405 if you have any questions.
HSPH Kresge - 677 Huntington Ave G11 A Medela
Lactina
Sel.
Ground floor across from mailboxes
HSPH FXB - 651 Huntington Ave G 01 Medela
Lactina
Sel.
This is a shared room between the hours of 10-1:30 and 3-4. 
Located at the end of hallway close to elevators
HSPH 90 Smith Street 3rd Floor Medela
Symphony
Please email Tonya Hughes to register for the online sign-up calendar. Note: Symphony pump will arrive by mid April.

HMS /HSPH

Landmark: 3rd floor East 043 A Medela
Lactina
Sel.
Around to the right once you enter the suite
LOGISTICS
  • The rooms are maintained by the Harvard Longwood Campus Offices of Human Resources 617-432-2035.
  • All rooms are equipped with Medela pumps.  Check above to find out if your desired room has a Medela Lactina Select or a Medela Symphony.  You would need to bring your own accessories when using Harvard’s Mothers’ Rooms. 
  • When using a Mother's Room you may lock the door from the inside for privacy.  Note the time you will be finished on the white board on the door. *HSPH Smith Street has an online calendar to reserve the room.  See note above.
  • Log your time on the log sheets inside each Mother’s Room
SUPPORT
  • Accessory kits for Medela pumps can be purchased at a discounted rate at Harvard University Health Services Pharmacy at 75 Mount Auburn Street.
  • Harvard University has a partnership with Isis Parenting.  All Harvard ID holders receive a 50% discount off of their membership cost, contact Nina Dickerman for the discount code or show your Harvard ID at any Isis location when signing up to become a member. 
  • Isis Parenting breastfeeding webinars can be accessed on their website. 
  • Isis Parenting leads a Working and Nursing seminars 2x/year on the Longwood Campus.
  • Harvard University’s Working Mother Guidelines are available on HARVie.
  • Contact Nina Dickerman, Harvard Longwood Campus Work/Life Program Manager, with further quesitons. 617-432-7448

 

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