Hey Ya'll,

        It's peak hurrican season in the Southeast.  Bertha's gone and I'm
NOT! I have a rather large request for help.  The hospital I am working
for is interested in changing some brfdg policies in the NICU. (YEAH!) The
nurse practitioners here would like to see some samples of
policies/standards for hospitals with demographic populations similar to
ours. So if you have access to these items for a hospital with a large
number of NICU babies with indigent, migrant families, and families from
outlying areas that have difficulty with frequent visitation I would love
to hear from you!  Also, if you have any helpful hints for supporting
brfdg with these families I would appreciate any advice.  Our NNPs view
these hurdles as incompatible with brfdg, and I would love some methods of
dealing with this in a more positive manner.  I can be reached at thies
e-mail address or by fax at (910) 343-7390.

Thanks in advance,

Dottie Horton, RN, IBCLC