Author:
Dougherty Dorothy,Giles Valerie
Abstract
Breast milk is a body fluid capable of transmitting blood-borne pathogens when ingested. High-risk infants are frequently fed mother’s expressed breast milk and may be at risk if they receive the wrong mother’s milk. A multidisciplinary team at this 42-bed Level III regional NICU developed a quality assurance program and audit aimed at reducing the risk of feeding expressed breast milk (EBM) to the wrong high-risk infant in the unit. Changes to the old system included modernizing the handling, storing, and distribution of EBM. Elimination of feeding errors was the priority. A specific protocol to minimize EBM feeding errors became part of the quality assurance program and is consistent with the recommendations of the NICU multidisciplinary team.
Publisher
Springer Publishing Company
Subject
Critical Care and Intensive Care Medicine,Critical Care,General Medicine,Pediatrics, Perinatology, and Child Health
Cited by
8 articles.
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