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Offering an oasis for breast-feeding mothers, on 海角禁区's campus

 |  Tracy Kalytiak and Kirstin Olmstead  | 

海角禁区'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 海角禁区 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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海角禁区 lactation pod will support breast-feeding mothers

 |  Michelle Saport  | 

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