Hi Netters,
Been off lactnet for awhile and still trying to catch up. Know there has
been many questions about premature babies & BF issues on lactnet. Paula
Meier, Dr. Richard Schanler, Nancy Hurst and Dr. Armond Goldman (etc) just
finished up speaking at the "4th Annual conference for Advanced
Practitioners. Mother's Milk For The Preterm Infant: Research, Outcomes,
and Clinical Applications" here in Chicago area. Wonderful as usual. Some
good research to be published really soon. Watch for it. Wanted to let
you all know that Paula's info on the program she has developed at
Rush-Presbyterian Hospital called "Rush Mothers' Milk Club" (a program of
breastfeeding services based on the latest research about mothers' milk and
special care babies) is now available in a brochure and packet. The packet
contains papers on "Expressing Hindmilk for Your Baby", "Expressing
Colostrum for Your Baby", Two reimbursement letters for insurance companys
for pump rentals and baby scale rentals, and Mother's Milk Club Newsletter.
The brochure topics are "Overview of the Rush Mother's Milk Club,
Expressing, Labeling, and Storing Milk for Your Baby, Expressing Your Milk,
Labeling Your Expressed Milk, Storing Your Milk, Skin-To-Skin (Kangaroo)
Care, Suckling at the Emptied Breast, Early Feedings at Breast, Preparing
to Breastfeed After Your Baby Leaves the Special Care Nursery, and After
Your Baby Goes Home. To order one the address is: Rush-Presbyterian-St.
Luke's Medical Center, Department of Maternal-Child Nursing and Section of
Neonatology, 1653 West Congress Parkway, Chicago, IL 60612. (312)
942-6640. Name of packet is "Welcome to the Rush Mother's Milk Club".
Need to ask for price. Good seeing some of you lactnetters there.
Pat Bull, RN, IBCLC
The Breastfeeding Connection/Medela
Naperville, IL
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