UBC/Scarfe Breastfeeding-friendly spaces
Look for this logo for breastfeeding spaces on campus
I was very pleased to receive this announcement regarding breastfeeding spaces & change tables in Scarfe. As many graduate students have children, I feel that this is a small step in recognizing the reality that women can and are both mothers & students. Thank you!
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A recent initiative has created Breastfeeding friendly spaces at UBC (http://www.hr.ubc.ca/health/healthy-ubc-initiatives/breastfeeding-friendly-spaces/)
In the Scarfe building, two rooms, Scarfe 1009 and 5A, have been made available for this initiative, both in CMS space.
In addition, a change table has been installed in the washroom in Scarfe 1013.
If you get anyone looking for such space, please refer them to CMS staff.
Thanks,
Michael
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Michael Shepard
IT Support, Manager Audio-Visual
Faculty of Education Computing & Media Services University of British Columbia
October 5th, 2011 at 6:38 pm
Thirty years ago, I had young babies in Victoria. At that time, people frowned if you breastfed your baby in public, no matter how discreetly you did it. Although I’m happy that Scarfe now has ‘facilities’ for moms to breastfeed their children, I am discouraged that our society still views such a natural occurrence as something that has to be separated from everyday life. It seems to me we have only taken a baby step in thirty years…