Do any of the hospital based LCs have a policy addressing adoptive mothers breastfeeding in the hospital?  We have had an increase in the number of adoptive mothers wishing to breastfeed the baby while in the hospital.  Our Case Managers have raised concerns against breastfeeding because of 2 main reasons:

1. the birth mother could change her mind and having had the baby nursed by another woman while in our care might present a liability for us and

2. since the adoptive mother is not a patient and we do not have access to her medical record are we open for liability because we can not ensure that the mothers' milk is safe for the infant in our care?

Any help would be appreciated!
Thanks Mary

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