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"Laura Hart, RN, BSN, IBCLC" <[log in to unmask]>
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Fri, 19 Nov 2004 00:24:36 EST
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In a message dated 11/17/04 10:38:36 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I'd like to know how  it is done and ways staffing requirements are met in
the recovery  room.  Currently, babies go to the nursery for care while the
mother  goes to recovery.  We have tried getting the nurses to bring the
baby  back to recovery


First baby step is to change the policy. It makes a big difference when the
policy states "5. Infants are to be put to breast as  soon after birth as
feasible for both mother and infant (within an hour of  birth). This is to be
initiated in either the delivery room or recovery room,  and every mother is to be
instructed in proper breastfeeding technique." Nursing  writes the policies
and it shouldn't be that difficult to get them  updated. You can write it &
submit it to the nursing administration. Go to  the Academy of Breastfeeding
Medicine (see link below) and go to protocols  for a model policy to give you
ideas. We did not have to alter our staffing to  take babies to RR in our L&D
dept--L&D nurses are used to watching  over babies after birth.

_http://www.bfmed.org/_ (http://www.bfmed.org/)   Clinical Protocol Number 5
--Peripartum Breastfeeding Management For the Healthy Mother and Infant at
Term

Laura Hart
Winter Park, FL

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