Human milk in the NICU
Subtitle: policy into practice
By: Lois D.W. Arnold
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 490
ISBN-13: 9780763761332
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Establishing the need : why human milk is important to a nation's public health; title: Implementing NICU breastfeeding support: policies and procedures: step 1; title: Step 2 : staff training for improved skills and competency in assisting breastfeeding mothers; title: Step 3 : informing mothers of preterm infants about the need for their milk; title: Step 4 : helping preterm mothers mother through increased mother-infant contact; title: Step 5 : establishing and maintaining a milk supply for the NICU infant; title: Step 6 : give preterm and/or compromised infants only human milk unless medically contraindicated; title: Step 7 : implementing kangaroo mother care and skin-to-skin contact in the NICU as routine care; title: Step 8 : transitioning the baby to full breastfeeding; title: Sept 9 : addressing issues of conflict of interest; title: Step 10 : the role of the NICU in providing breastfeeding support; title: Use of banked donor human milk as an alternative to formula; title: U.S. milk banking : a century of safety; title: International practices and policies in donor human milk banking; title: The ten steps for a baby-friendly milk bank; title: The ethics of human milk use in the NICU.