FORT LEE, Va. (Jan. 14, 2016) -- Kenner Army Health Clinic offers a lactation room for nursing mothers' comfort and convenience when visiting or working in the clinic.
The lactation room is located on the first floor of the clinic -- next door to the laboratory -- in room L-07 and is open to all patients, visitors, employees and volunteers within the clinic.
"We want our nursing moms to have a comfortable place where they can either breast-feed or pump that is private and free from intrusion," said Kimberly Schoen, nurse manager for the Family Medicine Clinic. "Breast-feeding is so important that we want to support moms in their decision to nurse and reduce any stress they may experience associated with nursing or pumping outside the comforts of their home."
While Virginia law allows mothers to breast-feed in public places, the room is available if mothers want to breast-feed in private.
"The Lactation Room is another way we are showing our commitment to quality health care for our patients, staff and family members," said Lt. Col. Brett Venable, KAHC commander. "We are happy to provide this room for the nursing moms and hope they see it as an added benefit when receiving their health care in our clinic."
The room has 80 square feet of space and is outfitted with a baby-changing station, a sink and a refrigerator. In addition, the room offers comfortable recliners, side tables and outlets for plugging in pumps. Employees and guests must bring their own pump. The room can accommodate two nursing mothers at a time and is available on a first-come, first-served basis.
The staff is asking moms to provide anonymous comments in the lactation room customer logbook in order to track usage and obtain feedback to make improvements.
Call (804) 734-9086 for more information.
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