>Does anyone hospital based have a policy for breastfeeding mothers 
>that are admitted to the hospital? Our infection control officer has 
>a policy that states, "Women admitted to (this hosptial) who are 
>breastfeeding mothers will not be permitted to breastfeed their baby 
>during hospitalization. Breasts can be pumped and the milk 
>discarded." Short of HIV +, Hepatitis +, or mothers receiving 
>certain medications, I can't agree with this policy. The last 
>revision was as recent Nov 2009. Help!!
>


Utterly ridiculous. About 10 years ago, a similar thing happened in 
my own locality here in the UK, and it was the infection control 
people as well.  Actually, it was not quote the same - it was when 
babies were admitted, their mothers were not allowed to bring in 
pumped milk from home. The only pumped milk allowed was the milk that 
had been pumped actually in situ - on the ward.

We challenged this. We found a bf-friendly paediatrician who asked 
them for their references for this policy.

There were none.

Once this was exposed as something IC had dreamed up, the policy changed.

In your case how can they stop a woman from breastfeeding her baby? 
Would they rip the baby out of her arms? Why is it not her choice?

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
-- 
http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk

http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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