Dear Ann, I do hope your committee plans to includ a "pumping/parents/breastfeeding room". Ours has a small counter area with a sink so the mother can wash her hands and her pump parts, cabinets above and below where we keep our educational materials, pump kits and supplies, 2 of the large piston pumps on rolling "trolly" stands, chairs, (recliners would be better as I have seen in other hospitals) and a curtain to pull to divide the room into 2. That is where moms can go to pump when visiting their preemie, or to breastfeed. The upright freezer is just outside the door with the baskets for each mom to put her milk. Another cabinet beside the freezer holds the sterile containers, labels, and paper bags for the moms to take when they need them to store their milk. The room is right across from the nurses station and 2 steps away from the babies. Jane Bradshaw RN, BSN, IBCLC Lynchburg, VA Date: Tue, 28 Oct 1997 19:14:38 -0500 From: "Ann M. Calandro" <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Planning a New NICU I am on a planning committee for designing our new NICU, due to be built next year. I would appreciate tips from those who work in NICUs on how to make them the most baby friendly and mother friendly. What can we design into the unit to make the setting best for nursing moms? I would appreciate any and all suggestions. Ann Calandro,RNC, IBCLC Piedmont Medical Center Rock Hill, SC