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> How do other NICU's handle verifying breast milk. Do you treat it like
a
> med? Does it have to be verified by 2 RN's?
I have never heard of this. I worked in a Level II hospital and a Level IV
NICU, and we never had to verify breastmilk with another nurse. For the
most part each family would have a special area for their milk, and the
nurses were entrusted to get the proper milk for the baby. I'm sure it
gets mixed on occasion. When I took my triplets home from the NICU in
January, we were given all the milk we had left in the freezer. On
returning home I noted that one of the containers was labeled with another
mother's name. I guess verifying the milk is not a bad idea considering
possible liability from a baby receiving the wrong milk without the
parent's consent. It would only take a few seconds to do, too.
Anne Nans, RN, IBCLC
Woodbridge, VA
Proud mother of 10 month old breastfeeding triplets
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