Broadening the Horizon on the Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk for Late Preterm Infant Supplementation on a Postpartum Unit

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: Broadening the Horizon on the Use of Pasteurized Donor Human Milk for Late Preterm Infant Supplementation on a Postpartum Unit

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Monika Lanciers, BSN, RNC-MNN, CLE , Maternal Infant Services, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, san Diego, CA
Mary Ann Jones, RN, BSN, IBCLC , Lactation, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns, San Diego, CA

Discipline: Newborn Care (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Identify the unique developmental circumstances and health challenges surrounding the late preterm infant (LPTI)
  • List the benefits of pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM) as a form of supplementation for LPTIs on a postpartum unit.
  • Describe how the development and implementation of a late preterm infant care management plan and specific feeding management guidelines play a role in the overall improvement of LPTI hospital readmission.

    • Submission Description:
    It is evident in the literature that feeding breastmilk to preterm infants can reduce infections , aid in neurodevelopment, improve feeding tolerance, and decrease readmission rates. This poster presentation is intended to describe the collaborative efforts of physicians, clinical nurses, and lactation consultants in the development and implementation of a comprehensive feeding management plan that makes pasteurized donor human milk available for supplementation of stable late preterm infants in a postpartum setting.

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