Hello, All:  We are revising policies.  I said I would post and get information on 
what other hospitals are doing re: handling of breast milk in the nursery.  We 
are a Level II SCN.  We are changing our procedure to reflect that EBM is also 
a medicine, requiring 2 nurses to check that the right milk is being given to the 
right baby. Looking  at the bar code scan system, but it is pricey!  We are also 
changing the way we label milk - only baby's name label is accepted on the 
bottle.  We have been labeling with either mom's or baby's label, depending on 
whether mom is still on PP or discharged.

One statement that the nurses are questioning is whether milk that has never 
been frozen (mom brings us fresh milk from previous day's pumps at home) 
needs to be put in the freezer at the 24 hour mark or discarded after 24 hrs.  
Seems like a waste of milk.  I have briefly checked HMBANA's site and do not 
see this question directly addressed.

Anyone care to share their hospital's policy or point me to some evidence-
based info?
Thanks.

Pam Hirsch, BSN,RN,IBCLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL   USA

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