Health*Matters

Breastfeeding Support Program
For Students, Faculty, Staff and their Spouses/Partners and UCOP

The Breastfeeding Support Program is sponsored by University Health Services - Health*Matters, the worksite health promotion program - and serves faculty, staff, students, and their spouses/domestic partners, as well as employees at UCOP and LBNL who choose to continue breastfeeding after returning to work or school. We offer sales of personal, electric breast pumps and personal kits at a discounted price; lactation rooms on campus, and breastfeeding classes facilitated by a certified lactation consultant.

Contact:

Health*Matters
UHS - Tang Center
2222 Bancroft Ave
Berkeley, CA 94720-4300
(510) 643-4646
Email Health*Matters

Program Services

  • Register for the Breastfeeding Support Program
    To use any of our campus services (purchasing a pump, using a lactation room, etc.), you must first register with the program. Registration is FREE to all UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students, and their spouses/domestic partners, and allows Health*Matters to track the use of the program.

    To register: return the completed registration form by:

    • emailing to Health*Matters or
    • calling Health*Matters at 643-4646 (please note our fax machines is temporarily out of order).

      If you are enrolling in the breastfeeding class, you will be given a registration form to complete at the beginning of the class.
  • Purchase Breast Pump Products for the Berkeley Campus Community
    The University Health Services has contracted with Ameda to provide the following products to the campus community for purchase at a substantial discount from retail prices:

    • Purely Yours® Electric Breast Pump with Carry All Tote ($175.00 plus tax) is a portable pump that operates
      on three power source options, including AC adapter, (6) AA batteries, or optional car adapter. Weighing only one (1) pound, Purely Yours fits into its own compact tote bag designed to hold the pump and all accessories while safely storing collected milk up to 10 hours in the Cool 'N Carry insulated tote included with in the Carry All. BPA-free.
      Product #17077P

    • HygieniKit® Dual Pumping Kit ($36.00 plus tax) is your personal attachment kit needed to use the hospital-grade electric pump in the lactation rooms. The kit's unique silicone diaphragm acts as a barrier to ensure milk purity by preventing contaminants from coming in contact with collected breast milk and prevents milk back-up so tubing and pump require little to no maintenance. BPA-free. Product #17155


    IRS announces Breastfeeding Supplies now eligible for flexible spending account reimbursements!

    The cost of breast pumps and HygieniKits® can now be reimbursed through your Health Flexible Spending Account (Health FSA). Purchases eligible begining January 1, 2010.

    UC Employees can find out more about the CONEXIS Health FSA on the At Your Service website.

    Read the article from the NY Times.

    To learn how to use the Purely Yours® Electric Breast Pump or the HygieniKit®, a 10-minute instructional video is available for viewing at Health*Matters.

    To purchase a pump or view the video, please make an appointment by contacting Health*Matters. Please note: payment is accepted by cash or check only.

 

  • Lactation Rooms on Campus
    There are several lactation rooms on campus, most of which have a hospital-grade electric breast pump for use either with the attachments from the Purely Yours Electric Breast Pump® or a personal HygieniKit®. Both of these products are available to purchase at cost from Health*Matters.

    To use a lactation room on campus, complete a registration form. After you have registered, the location of rooms and the specific access process will be made available to you.

    Lactation rooms are located in the following buildings:

    o Dwinelle Hall
    o Evans Hall
    o Haas School of Business
    o Moffitt Library
    o Simon Hall
    o University Hall
    o Giannini Hall
    o Tolman Hall*

    * Tolman Hall has (2) rooms - one room requires registration and a specific access process; however, room 3204 is an "open-access" room; located inside the women's restroom, it is a small space with a privacy curtain and a chair for nursing or pumping.

  • Breastfeeding Class: How-To's of Breastfeeding & Returning to Work or School
    Offered 4 times per year, this class is FREE to UC Berkeley faculty, staff, students, and their spouses/domestic partners. Enroll through the UCB Learning Center.

    If you do not have a CalNet ID and would like to enroll, or are unable to attend the breastfeeding class, please contact Health*Matters.


AB 1025: Lactation Accommodation on Campus

The Breastfeeding Support Program is assisting the University with implementation of AB 1025. Under this bill, employers are required to make reasonable efforts to provide break time and an appropriate, private space for breastfeeding mother to express milk. The law is specific to state that this may not be a toilet stall. Managers and supervisors should assist employees who do not have a private office with finding an appropriate space in their building.

For employees who are unable to find adequate accommodations in their building, there are several lactation rooms on campus, some of which are equipped with hospital-grade electric breast pumps.

For non-exempt employees, the break time accommodation may run concurrently with rest periods provided pursuant to personnel policy. If you need assistance with the break time accommodation, contact your Department Employee Relations Specialist, or the Customer Service Line, Office of Human Resources at (510) 642-7163.

 

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Last updated: 1/25/12