Attitudes of NICU professionals regarding feeding blood-tinged colostrum or milk

Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association
M M PhelpsR D Christensen

Abstract

Mothers of neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) patients sometimes bring expressed milk that is blood tinged to the NICU. In certain instances, the blood contamination appears minimal, whereas in others, the milk is quite dark pink. We have observed inconsistencies in practice regarding whether or not to feed blood-tinged colostrum or milk to NICU patients. We know of no evidence that establishes best practice in this area, and thus we sought to determine attitudes of NICU professionals on which to base a potentially best practice. We conducted a web-based anonymous survey of attitudes of NICU professionals at Intermountain Healthcare regarding feeding blood-tinged expressed milk to NICU patients. These professionals included neonatologists, neonatal nurse practitioners, NICU nurses, NICU dieticians and lactation consultants. Survey results were returned from 64% (426 of 667) of those to whom it was sent. A total of 75% of respondents reported that their practice was NOT to feed the blood-tinged milk illustrated in the figure as sample 2, and nearly all respondents (98%) reported that they would NOT feed the milk illustrated as sample 3. The majority of the neonatologists (56%) and the lactation consultants (58%) recommended fee...Continue Reading

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Apr 30, 2010·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·M M PhelpsR D Christensen
Mar 1, 2012·Journal of Perinatology : Official Journal of the California Perinatal Association·J BuaS Demarini

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