Neonatal health services researcher and QI methods focused on social disparities in NICU outcomes and care; lactation in high risk populations; BUSM
Oct 11, 2021 • 5 tweets • 3 min read
(1/5) Started drafting this in 2018!! A guide for evidenced based lactation support in the NICU! here are high points: 1) Lactation care is a Team Sport (not just IBCLCs!)
Promoting Human Milk and Breastfeeding for the Very Low Birth Weight Infant pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/…
(2/5); 2) The goal is to support mothers in their personal BF goals. This means actually assessing them and integrating into feeding plans; 3) Initiate milk expression by 6-8 hours; 4) Express Q3-4 hours;