> In the many years that I have been the LC at our institution, we have had
2
> incidences that involved the wrong milk to the wrong baby and the wrong
baby
> to the wrong mother for a feeding.  This of course became a
state-reportable
> incident which called for a plan of correction to be drafted and
> implemented.  Our plan included:
>
> 1.  Only nursing staff can take milk out of the fridge/ freezer
> 2.  Before any milk is given to any baby it requires a double RN signature
> (similar to a blood product)
> 3.  A carefully written milk storage/labeling/distribution procedure.
>
> The 2 incidences that we had were handled per the state's recommendations
> (HIV testing and so on).  Is your nursery wondering if something like DNA
> testing for milk is available?  Try checking with the Lactation Study
Center
> for their info. regarding milk analysis.  Cathy Patrick
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Shackelford, Terri [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Thursday, June 06, 2002 3:15 PM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: [HBLCs] Milk Identification
>
>
> Does anyone know if there is a  testing method that can be used to verify
> that a bottle of expressed milk came from a specific mom. I was just asked
> by our Special Care Nursery how to clarify that a bottle was correctly
> labeled.
> Also, does anyone have a protocol they use if the wrong milk was given to
a
> baby?
> I did read what was written in Lois Arnold's Human Milk Storage book but
> wondered if anyone had any different ideas. (She says to ask infectious
> disease dept of hospital what tests should be done).
>
> Thanks, Terri Shackelford
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