Human Resources
Lactation Rooms on the Capitol Complex
There are seven lactation rooms available for use on the Capitol Complex. Each room is equipped with a chair, sink (except Workforce Development), and a surface for equipment and educational materials. Several of the rooms also have an electric breast pump.
The rooms are located at:
- Capitol
- Grimes
- Hoover
- Lucas
- Public Safety
- Wallace
- Workforce Development
What is a lactation room?
A lactation room provides a private place where employees can go to nurse their babies or pump their breast milk to take home for later use.
Why have lactation rooms?
Lactation rooms provide support for women who choose to continue breastfeeding when they return to work.
Benefits of Breastfeeding
| For Mom | - Fewer missed days of work as breastfed babies are healthier |
| - Lower incidence of breast and ovarian cancer | |
| - Saves money in the family budget |
| For Baby | - Lower incidence of ear and respiratory infections |
| - Fewer allergies | |
| - Protects against SIDS |
| For the Employer | - Less time off used by breastfeeding employees since their babies will be healthier |
| - Less staff turnover; a working mother who can successfully continue to breastfeed will be happier with her job | |
| - Saves health care dollars as breastfeed babies have fewer doctor visits and are admitted to the hospital less often |
Contact Us
For more information on the lactation rooms or how to best combine breastfeeding and work, contact
Holly Szcodronski (primary contact)
515-281-5024
hszcodro@idph.state.ia.us
Brenda Dobson
515-281-7769
bdobson@idph.state.ia.us
Jill Lange
515-281-7095
jlange@idph.state.ia.us
Kala Shipley
515-281-7119
kshipley@idph.state.ia.us
Susan Pohl
515-281-4545
spohl@idph.state.ia.us
For information about the room in the Department of Public Safety Building, please contact DPS directly at 515-725-6001.