Pumping breastmilk in bathrooms is a common, albeit unspoken, practice at health care conferences
Nearly 100 people reached out to STAT following a column on the difficulty of pumping breastmilk at JPM, many sharing similar stories.
Even though Erin Booth was not thrilled about having to travel to Philadelphia for a conference at six weeks postpartum, this one at least advertised having a private lactation space. This was back in 2013, when such accommodations were a rarity.
The first bad sign was having to walk clear across the convention center to get there, cutting into her already brief pumping window. Booth’s hopes were fully dashed when she walked in and saw the setup: round tables lined with chairs facing one another. No fridge, no sink, no outlets — which pumps required back then.
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