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Arnold, Lois D. W.

Human milk in the NICU : policy into practice / Lois D.W. Arnold. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett, c2010. - xiv, 490 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Establishing the need : why human milk is important to a nation's public health -- Implementing NICU breastfeeding support: policies and procedures: step 1 -- Step 2 : staff training for improved skills and competency in assisting breastfeeding mothers -- Step 3 : informing mothers of preterm infants about the need for their milk -- Step 4 : helping preterm mothers mother through increased mother-infant contact -- Step 5 : establishing and maintaining a milk supply for the NICU infant -- Step 6 : give preterm and/or compromised infants only human milk unless medically contraindicated -- Step 7 : implementing kangaroo mother care and skin-to-skin contact in the NICU as routine care -- Step 8 : transitioning the baby to full breastfeeding -- Sept 9 : addressing issues of conflict of interest -- Step 10 : the role of the NICU in providing breastfeeding support -- Use of banked donor human milk as an alternative to formula -- U.S. milk banking : a century of safety -- International practices and policies in donor human milk banking -- The ten steps for a baby-friendly milk bank -- The ethics of human milk use in the NICU.

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2009024156

101507979 DNLM


Neonatal intensive care.
Breast milk.
Newborn infants--Nutrition.
Breastfeeding.
Breast Feeding.
Intensive Care, Neonatal--organization & administration.
Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena.
Milk Banks--organization & administration.
Milk, Human.
Mothers--education.

RJ253.5 / .A76 2010

618.9201 / ARH
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