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Support for Lactating Parents

The State of Indiana provides reasonable opportunities and locations for lactating parents needing to express breast milk for the nutritional needs of their infant child while meeting the operational needs of state agencies.

Room Reservations

Indiana Government Center Campus

  1. Who can I contact to schedule a lactation room on the Government Center Campus?
    1. Please email conference@idoa.in.gov for scheduling. For urgent requests, please call 317-233-3117.
  2. How long can I schedule a lactation room?
    1. Lactation rooms are generally scheduled in 30-minute increments. Reservations longer than 30 minutes may be approved or denied depending on availability and must be approved by IDOA in advance.
    2. All reservations are on a first-come, first-serve basis.
    3. Reservations may be scheduled for up to three calendar months in advance.
  3. How many lactations rooms are available on the Indiana Government Center Campus?
    1. IDOA provides four lactation rooms within the Indiana Government Center South and one lactation room within Indiana Government Center North.
      1. Government Center South Map
      2. Government Center North Map
    2. Some agencies may have dedicated lactation rooms within their agency office on the Government Center campus. Please confirm with your manager and/or embedded HR field staff.
  4. Where can I find information on how to access the lactation rooms?
    1. For security and privacy purposes, information on how to access lactation rooms will be emailed to employees upon scheduling.
  5. I am on new parent leave, when should I schedule the lactation rooms?
    1. Most lactating parents do not schedule rooms until a week or so before they return to work; however, you are welcome to schedule at your convenience.

Locations Outside Indiana Government Center Campus

  1. How do I schedule a lactation room at a location outside of the Indiana Government Center campus location?
    1. You should reach out to your embedded HR field staff who can provide with you the site-specific process for how to schedule and utilize the lactation room.

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