Pam asks about using breastmilk-soaked Q-tip swabs for performing oral care 
on NICU babies.
I know of at least one large academic hospital here that does this.  As far 
as possible the very first thing in the baby's mouth is a drop of mom's 
colostrum.  Thereafter babies who are NPM will have their mouths cleaned 
with EBM.

The hospital where I work only cares for non-ventilated preterm babies and I 
do my level best to get breastmilk into their mouths rather than use the 
glycerine swabs.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC  (Hospital and Private Practice)
South Africa   [log in to unmask] 

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