Nursing room symbol

A seated figure holding an infant, marking a breastfeeding room.

Also known as: Breastfeeding room, Lactation room, Person holding a baby

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Meanings

A seated figure holding an infant marks a room for feeding. It is distinct from baby changing and the two are frequently conflated on signage, which sends people to the wrong facility.

Common modern usageVerified fact
Marks a private room provided for feeding an infant.
Contexts: Public information
Common modern usageVerified fact
Is a different facility from baby changing, and the two pictograms are frequently used interchangeably on signage even though the rooms serve different needs.
Contexts: Public information

Visual description

A simplified human figure shown seated in profile with a small infant figure cradled against the chest.

Symmetry: none
Orientation: upright

Commonly confused with: Baby changing symbol
Different facilities serving different needs, and routinely signed with each other's pictogram.

Compare: Baby changing vs nursing room →

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Baby changing table
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Lactation room
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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Meanings

A seated figure holding an infant marks a room for feeding. It is distinct from baby changing and the two are frequently conflated on signage, which sends people to the wrong facility.

Common modern usageVerified fact

Marks a private room provided for feeding an infant.

Contexts: Public information

Common modern usageVerified fact

Is a different facility from baby changing, and the two pictograms are frequently used interchangeably on signage even though the rooms serve different needs.

Contexts: Public information

Confidence

IdentityHigh confidence: High confidence because the identity is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Historical originModerate confidence: Moderate confidence because the historical origin is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree, but early or supporting evidence is limited, but the regional or cultural match to this specific claim is not precise.
Current useHigh confidence: High confidence because the current use is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.
Visual matchHigh confidence: High confidence because the visual match is documented in encyclopedic references, but multiple independent sources agree.

Sources

ISO 7001
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Baby changing table
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.
Lactation room
Wikipedia · retrieved 2026-08-01
Tertiary reference. Used for what a pictogram depicts and whether a standard covers it; where a standard is named it is reported by this source rather than read, so no meaning is typed `official` on that basis alone.

Last reviewed 2026-07-31

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