Albany Capital Center installs lactation capsule to meet “growing demand” from visitors

Women who need a space to pump or breastfeed their babies can use the Mamava app to locate suitable moms locations near them and unlock a capsule when they get there. There are around 3,000 lactation spaces that Mamava has selected for moms on the go.

Shannon Licygiewicz, executive director of the Albany Capital Center, said in a press release that visitors to the site expressed “increasing demand” for a nursing module. The installation of the Mamava capsule was sponsored by Highmark Blue Shield of northeastern New York.

In a world where mothers need a relaxing place to breastfeed or express their milk, Sascha Mayer, CEO and co-founder of Mamava, said she noticed the options for such a space were “slim.” Which prompted her to solve the problem on her own. .

She worked with a team to design a prototype that was placed inside Burlington International Airport in 2013. After receiving positive feedback on the pod, she launched the Mamava company in 2015 and the watched her grow up.

The company offers a variety of modules with prices starting at $ 10,000 and climbing up, depending on the features added. The particular capsule at the ACC has two benches, a folding table, a socket and a USB port, a mirror and is a mobile unit that can be moved.

Mayer said her breastfeeding pods have been set up in a variety of locations, from private offices to distribution centers, event venues and military bases.

“What took us by surprise was that, in our minds, we were looking to find more public places… but what materialized was that they were needed wherever moms go and work. – which is everywhere, ”she said.