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Date: | Sat, 6 Jul 1996 20:52:45 -0400 |
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Hi All,
I have a bit of a delema. I work in a small hospital in so N.H. and have
been trying to get our M.D.s to "allow " us to feed colostrum instead of
formula for the treatment of low blood sugar. One of my colleagues told me
that the calorie count was 50-70 calories per ounce and I have been using
that "fact" without checking it myself. One of our docs wants to see it in
writing so I looked in Lawrence 1989 edition and it said 58 calories per 100
cc! Is this correct?
Our policy now states that if the One Touch sugar is 20-40, feed the baby 15
cc formula. This is done without informing the mother first. It does not
matter if she is breastfeeding! ( I would have gone ballistic if this had
ever happened to one of my own, but then again, they never saw the inside of
a nursery!) I am aware of the risks of hypoglycemia and we have a lot of
babies who do not latch on, so I would like to see the policy changed. Also
Lactation Services has been "asked" not to intervene with the "natural
process" of latch-on until the baby is over 24 hours old. Never mind that
90% of their mothers have had some sort of medical intervention that is
probably the cause of the problem to begin with. Can everyone see the dilemna
I'm in? I NEED info and references- Thank-you all.
Jane in Sunny N.H.
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