The following notice is on our refrigerator:
ATTENTION
"Whereas universal precautions do not apply to human breast milk, gloves may
be worn by health care workers in situations where exposures to breast milk
might be frequent, for example, in breast milk banking."
Centers for Disease Control. MMWR 1988; 37:377-82
"Contact with breast milk does not constitute an occupational exposure risk as
defined by OSHA standards."
Committee on Pediatrics AIDS, AAP. Pediatrics 1995; 96:977-79
Nancy Wight MD, IBCLC
Neonatologist