Whether you are new to lactating and pumping or have previous experience, we encourage you to attend our small-group, expert-led monthly workshop. Developed for employees and learners, the workshop guides you through lactation topics and on-campus services to support you as you prepare to return to work or school.
If you are affiliated with ZSFG, VA, UCSF Fresno, or another UCSF-affiliated hospital, you are also welcome to join.
Learning Objectives
By the end of this workshop, participants will be able to:
- Maintain your milk supply while working
- Know where to obtain onsite pumping supplies
- Identify lactation rooms closest to your workplace and request access
- Generate a work pumping schedule and calculate volume of milk needed while away
- Communicate with supervisor/manager/department-lead regarding return date, pumping break time, etc.
- Acquire updated protocols from Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine
Register here: bit.ly/ucsf-par
Download workshop slides and toolkit!
We recommend you attend this workshop 1-2 months before returning to work/school, but you are welcome at any point.
2026 Dates | Thursdays from 12pm-1:30pm:
- March 19, 2026
- April 16, 2026
If the dates/times do not work well for you, please contact lactationprogram@ucsf.edu for a private session.
Upcoming Leave Notice:
Caroline Carter, IBCLC, workshop facilitator, will be on leave beginning May 2026 and returning October 2026. Please continue registering for the workshop using the link above. During this time, a recorded webinar and toolkit will be sent to all registrants, along with contact information for individualized support. We got you!
For support during Caroline's leave:
Employee or student lactation health questions (pumping, maintaining milk supply, flange sizing, creating a pumping schedule, infant feeding, etc.) Contact UCSF Outpatient Lactation Consultants outpatientlactation@ucsf.edu. This temporary resource does not require appointments.
UCSF workplace questions (pumping breaks, issues with access to time and space, workplace concerns) Contact Nathalie Larsen, Director of Family Services Nathalie.Larsen@ucsf.edu
