{"id":38871,"date":"2020-09-21T17:09:17","date_gmt":"2020-09-21T17:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/uncategorized\/2020\/09\/21\/nursing-mothers-must-have-refrigerator-access-under-new-air-force-rules\/"},"modified":"2026-08-07T20:34:37","modified_gmt":"2026-08-07T20:34:37","slug":"nursing-mothers-must-have-refrigerator-access-under-new-air-force-rules","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/news\/your-military\/2020\/09\/21\/nursing-mothers-must-have-refrigerator-access-under-new-air-force-rules\/","title":{"rendered":"Nursing mothers must have refrigerator access under new Air Force rules"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force has expanded the support <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/spouse\/2019\/03\/13\/no-more-luxury-breast-pumps-for-new-moms-under-tricare-policy-change\/\" target=_blank>nursing mothers<\/a> must receive when lactating at work after <a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2016\/10\/12\/five-breastfeeding-rooms-open-at-malmstrom-air-force-base\/\" target=_blank>having a new baby<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.airforcetimes.com\/news\/your-air-force\/2018\/08\/01\/air-force-releases-photos-of-new-breastfeeding-undershirt\/\" target=_blank>Nursing mothers<\/a> now must have access to a refrigerator at their work place they can use to store their expressed breast milk, the service said in a Thursday release. And the new rules, spelled out in a <a href=\"https:\/\/static.e-publishing.af.mil\/production\/1\/af_a1\/publication\/afgm2019-36-02\/afgm2020-36-01.pdf\" target=_blank>memo dated Aug. 14<\/a>, also increases the flexibility mothers must receive for lactation breaks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Unit commanders are also required to identify a private area within the unit\u2019s facilities as a lactation area. It must be lockable from the inside, be clean and sanitary, and have access to refrigeration, hot and cold water, and electrical outlets. The lactation area should also have adequate lighting and comfortable temperatures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cMany women choose to continue breastfeeding after they return to work,\u201d Christy Nolta, deputy assistant secretary of the Air Force for reserve affairs and airman readiness, said in the release. \u201cWe should do what we can to support that choice, making it easier for nursing moms to continue to serve. Changes like these contribute to readiness, and improve quality of life for our service members and their families.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new guidance expands the policy the Air Force issued in August 2019 requiring nursing mothers to have dedicated space in the immediate vicinity of their workplace to pump breast milk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But while those changes were welcomed, Nolta said, mothers in the field said more assistance was needed.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/airforcetimes\/news\/your-air-force\/2019\/08\/29\/air-force-units-must-provide-lactation-space-for-nursing-moms\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"157\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/GettyImages-481447636-RESIZED.jpg.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">Air Force: Units must provide lactation space for nursing moms<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Some new mothers had been forced to pump breast milk in bathrooms, locker rooms, and borrowed offices, which the Air Force said was not ideal for them.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cBreastfeeding is incredibly important not only to the individual mother-baby dyad [and their care in the first three months post-partum], but also in the role it plays more broadly in the health of our women and children,\u201d Lt. Col. Larissa Weir, a doctor of medicine and fellow at the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, said in the release. \u201cPolicies which support breastfeeding and promote increased duration of breastfeeding are policies which promote the overall health and readiness of our force.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Air Force\u2019s Women\u2019s Initiative Team collected feedback from the field on what kind of nursing guidance was needed, consulted with experts, and sent its recommendations to the service\u2019s leadership.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The lactation areas can be either permanent or temporary, the memo said. Temporary lactation areas could include available offices, conference rooms, break rooms or other suitable rooms that provide privacy and meet other standards.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Restrooms, shower rooms and locker rooms cannot be used as lactation areas, the memo said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The new guidance memo also details the responsibilities commanders have, and the procedural steps they must take, to support nursing mothers and meet their needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Supervisors must provide nursing mothers reasonable lactation breaks and enough time to use the lactation room while balancing the work schedule, the memo said, including time to drop the milk off at the refrigerator or other storage location.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The memo also said that, if possible, nursing mothers should have space to pump breast milk during field training and exercises. \u201cIf the requirements \u2026 permit,\u201d the memo said, commanders should make sure nursing mothers have a clean, private space \u2014 not a restroom or latrine \u2014 to pump, the memo said. 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