Dear wise ones,
Sometime ago I read a study (at least I think I did, I am beginning to
second guess myself) that showed that the earlier and more frequent a
mother pumped in the first hours/days of life resulted in a greater milk
yeild throughout the lactation period.  I need to get my hands on it for
a meeting I have for the high risk postnatal ward.  I am having a hard
time convincing the nurses there that pumping needs to be initiated
early and treated like any other medical or nursing intervention.  The
response I get is usually something like, "Our patients are too critical
because ..." .   Mother's of premies go to this unit because they have
issues such as hypertension, HELLP, or other confounding medical
diagnosis.  I know the nurses look upon it as one more thing they have
to do, and would rather focus on the immediate critical needs of the
patient. I will be discussing how early pumping lessens engorgement and
may help to lower blood pressure.  Please can anyone send me a lead to
the study or other gems I can bring to the table?
Thanks,
Mary Westra RN, IBCLC
in sunny South Florida 

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