From my slides:
   
•“Whereas universal  precautions DO  NOT APPLY  to human breast milk, 
gloves may be worn by health care workers in situations  where exposures to 
breast milk might be frequent, for example in breast milk  banking.”
–Centers  for Disease Control. MMWR 1988; 37:377-82
•“Contact  with breast milk does  not constitute on occupational exposure  
risk as defined by OSHA standards.”
–Committee  on Pediatric AIDS, AAP. Pediatrics 1995; 96:977-79

 
Nancy
Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM,  FAAP
Neonatologist
Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and  Newborns
Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services
San Diego,  CA 
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