Dear Sherry, the visiting policy really does impact mothers. Terrible. What
are they thinking? Also, the hypoglycemia policy needs to be realistic and
not sending every normal baby to the NICU, for goodness sake.  How about
working on BREASTfeeding as a way of stabilizing glucose levels? Geez,...

or is that too simple ?

 From the sublime to the ridiculous. What are the studies that these new
and "improved" policies are based on?  Or don't they need studies to make
these kinds of changes. We, on the other hand, need studies to prove that
their interventions are disruptive. As I said, from the sublime to the
ridiculous.  Kathleen

>When I go in at 7pm most of the moms are cross-eyed tired from
>all the visitors and have not nursed because they are too embarrassed in
>front of visitors, then are encouraged by staff and family to have the
>infant fed in the newborn nursery (yes we have a separate central nursery,
>much to my dismay)
>   THe second is the brand new hypoglycemia protocol that is now causing
>even asymptomatic infants to be transferred to Intensive Care Nursery where
>they are being supplemented until discharge. We are just now starting to
>have meetings with the neonatologist about the protocol, praying to get it
>changed.
>    While we are doing that, does anyone have documentation on visiting
>policies and breastfeeding success? I feel like I'm beating my head against
>a wall.
>   One other issue I have is that we have a lot of moms coming in now not
>caring if the babies get supplemented, intending to "do both" or never
>initiating to begin with and changing their minds. Many feel there is no
>problem because they already have ABM at home since the companies are now
>sending cases straight to the parents homes. Any comments?
>
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Kathleen B. Bruce, BSN, IBCLC co-owner Lactnet, Indep. Consultant
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