If a mother is unconscious for an extended period after delivery
(critical illness, coma I am thinking here) and must be hand expressed
for colostrum or pumped, is it required by hospital policy to get
written consent for this procedure from the husband or next of kin? Just
wondering, when I should be studying!

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Meg Kingsley

Lay Breastfeeding Supporter, Dubai UAE

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