Lactation Policy
This policy applies to nursing individuals including students, faculty, staff, patients, community members and visitors.
Policy Statement
Tufts University is committed to supporting and meeting the needs of nursing individuals returning to work, school, or visiting the campus. Any nursing individual who is a member of the Tufts community (faculty, staff, students, patients, visitors, third parties or community members) can use the lactation rooms. Faculty, staff and students are entitled to reasonable breaks to express breast milk as well as the sufficient time to get to the lactation room.
Lactation Rooms
Lactation rooms offer privacy for nursing individuals, and each room contains a comfortable chair, a table or desk, and sufficient electrical outlets near the chair.
Although refrigerators are not provided in each room, OEO can assist you in locating a refrigerator within your department or workstation to store the milk. You must provide your own pump, storage containers and proper labeling. You may also bring your own small cooler to store the breast milk.
Click on the link for more information about the Massachusetts Pregnant Workers Fairness Act.
Lactation Room Locations
If you would like to reserve a designated lactation room, use the chart to locate a room near you and click on the blue "Reserve a Lactation Room" button below.
| Campus | Room Location | Hours | For onsite assistance, please contact: |
|---|---|---|---|
| Fenway - School of the Museum of Fine Arts |
Room A107 |
Open during building hours | Caleb Davis 617-627-0055 caleb.davis@tufts.edu |
| Boston - DLAM | Room 604 75 Kneeland St. | Card Access | Elizabeth Turner 617-636-5611 Elizabeth.Turner@tufts.edu |
| Boston – Dental | DHS 418 1 Kneeland Street |
Card Access | Karen Alexander | 617-636-0882 Karen.Alexander@tufts.edu
Beth Conant | 617-636-6842 Beth.Conant@tufts.edu David Raymond David.Raymond@tufts.edu |
| Boston – Medical (TUSM) | M&V 423 136 Harrison Avenue |
Keypad Access | Verna Manni 617-636-6663 |
| Grafton (Vet School/ Cummings) | Room G035-1802A Large Animal Hospital |
Open during building hours | Lauren Golato 508-887-4430 lauren.golato@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Ballou Hall (1st floor) | Open during building hours | Renato Cuevo 617-627-1647 renato.cuevo@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Fletcher School Cabot Hall, Room 207 |
Open during building hours | Kristin Sarkisian 617-627-2714 Kristin.Sarkisian@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | CLIC Building, Room 125 574 Boston Avenue |
Open during building hours | Marie Pugliese | 617-627-8375 Marie.Pugliese@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | UA/IT Operations 80 George Street, Room 353A |
Open during building hours | Lauren Holland 617-627-3014 lauren.holland@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Tisch Library Room 104. Code to enter is 1004* Call OEO for door code |
Open Library Hours | tischadmin@tufts.edu 617-627-3345. Please contact OEO for door code at 617.627.3298 or email Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Science & Engineering Complex - Room LL007 | Open during building hours | Marie Pugliese 617-627-8375 Marie.Pugliese@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | SciTech Building – 4 Colby St. Rm 278 |
Open during building hours | Milva Ricci 617-627-2580 Milva.Ricci@Tufts.edu Lorin Polidora 617-627-1108 lorin.polidora@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Room 1616 at 200 Boston Avenue. Code to enter is 6161* Call OEO for door code | Open during building hours | Reserve Online. Please note you can access this lactation room from Suite 1800. Please contact OEO for door code at 617.627.3298 or email Accommodations.OEO@tufts.edu |
| Medford/Somerville | Joyce Cummings Center 177 College Avenue Rooms 344B (3rd floor) and 544B (5th floor) | Open during building hours | Mikayla Ranson | 617-627-6537 Mikayla.Ranson@tufts.edu
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Additional helpful information about the lactation rooms can be found at Access Tufts - Lactation Rooms and Resources.
Lactation Accommodations Process
To learn more about how to request a lactation accommodation, visit the Request Accommodations page.