Looking for policy/protocol for breastfeeding in NICU when both mom  and baby 
are colonized with MRSA.
 
 
This is not a problem in well baby as we have private rooms, however, in  our 
special care nursery moms are only separated by a thin screen.  The  question 
has been asked as to whether this is "safe" for the other moms and  babies in 
the nursery to breast feed in our open nursery when the only  separation 
being a thin screen for these kids.
 
 
Now when mom holds her baby, she  must gown and glove and, of  course, baby 
is in isolation in isolette until discharge.
 
I want to change this if possible to all moms in our SCN will be allowed to  
breastfeed in our unit.
 
The biggest problem I see right now is that these moms are not allowed to  
give their baby practice time at the breast so breastfeeding is really  delayed. 
 Along with the fact that skin to skin is discouraged since mom  must be in a 
isolation gown when she visits.
 

 
ARNETTA  DAILEY RN IBCLC




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