Join us for a lively discussion on use of PDHM on the floor, role of consent, and risk of cow’s milk allergy with use of cow’s milk formula early postpartum, and whether the BFHI policy influences SUPC rates.
Is there healthcare inequity in the use of pasteurized donor milk (PDHM) in hospitals among well newborns? What is the role of consent for PDHM? Why does supplementation of cow’s milk formula early postpartum increase the risk of cow’s milk allergy? Does increasing hospital practices of skin-to-skin and rooming-in actually increase SUPC rates?
Recorded in November 2019.
Stacy Cooper
As an RN/CLC at BMC and as a current colleague of Dr. Phillip and former colleague of the late ME Boisvert, thank you for this podcast! We need to continue our MISSION to help underserved women of color across our country. BMC does an amazing job at helping and educating ALL women!
I’m fortunate to work with such great leaders of Baby Friendly initiatives in Boston! #letsdothis
Mary Jo Moore
At our Hospital (University of Louisville) we purchase shelf stable Ni-Q PHDM. Once the 4 ounce package is taken off the shelf and opened, it is refrigerated and labeled to be used within 48 hours. It only takes a few minutes to warm. It is still more time consuming than grabbing a bottle of formula, but not by much. And often mothers who decline to sign consent for PHDM while in Labor and Delivery, will sign consent after the baby is born, and we revisit it with her, stressing the health benefits and safety of PHDM. We have a large Spanish speaking population and though I don’t have statistics, it seems that they are just as likely to sign for donor milk as our white English speaking patients.