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Re: Maternal fever and breastfeeding
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Susan Gehrman <[log in to unmask]>
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Wed, 28 May 2008 12:05:55 -0400
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Wow, is that back again?  I heard that 32 years ago when I had my first baby.  In our hospital when a mom has a fever and is breastfeeding, we continue to allow the baby to breastfeed.  If she is so ill that she cannot physically do it, then that might be another story. I have observed more "unexpained" fevers of short duration after delivery and have wondered if they are epidural related. 


Susan Gehrman RN, IBCLC, CCE
Battle Creek Health System
300 North Ave.
Battle Creek, Michigan 49016

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>>> <[log in to unmask]> 05/28/2008 10:27 AM >>>
I have a quick question regarding how hospitals handle intrapartum fevers. What is your hospital's protocol for mothers who develop a fever during or after delivery? Are any of you seeing more of this and hearing mothers being told not to breastfeed?

Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC
Weston, MA



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