Our NICN policy for cleaning pump parts follows the guidelines in The
Human Milk Banking Association's booklet," Recommendations for
Collection, Storage, and Handling of a Mother's Own Milk for Her Own
Infant In The Hospital Setting." This is an older publication (1993) and I'm
not sure of availability, but our moms wash and rinse the parts in hot
soapy water using the bateriocidal soap in the hand dispensers. When at
home they use dish detergent.  The problem with a new kit for each
pumping session is that I was told by our gurus in the billing department
that many insurance companies are only reimbursing for one pump kit, so
our hospital has to write off the cost of any additional kit.  Also, many
hospitals are receiving "lump sums" for deliveries, so they try to conserve
costs thru limiting supplies.  Last time I checked, our hospital was
charging over $100 for each pump kit!

Holly McSpadden, IBCLC
Savannah, GA

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