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"Shirley Morris, RN, IBCLC, LMT" <[log in to unmask]>
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Mon, 7 Aug 2000 22:38:04 EDT
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Help Lactnetters!
The nursery head nurse at my hospital is writing a policy to withold
breastfeeding for 24 hours if a mom is on MGSO4, and the baby is
"symptomatic" of MGSO4  (Magnesium Sulfate) effects.  She actually wants to
stop breastfeeding for 24 hours after the medication is discontinued.  We've
been having mothers nurse their babies uninterrupted for 25 years, and this
person is using the Briggs book in a distorted way to validate her position.
I am going to contact Tom Hale tomorrow, I hope.   Separation of mothers and
babies for not so good reasons is common under this person's policies.
The pediatricians at this hospital don't normally study breastfeeding issues
in detail, and this head nurse is able to get things by them, because they
don't have the passion to really know what is correct.   Any ideas or support
would be appreciated. Thanks, Shirley Morris, RN, IBCLC, LMT,
Infant Massage Instructor, founder of Wellspring for Life, the newest
wellness center in Scottsdale, Arizona.

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