Growth and Development of a Hospital-based Lactation Program and Mother's Own Milk Bank.
Hurst, Nancy M. RN, MSN, IBCLC; Myatt, Anne RN, BSN, IBCLC; Schanler, Richard J. MD
[Miscellaneous Article] JOGNN - Journal of Obstetric, Gynecologic, & Neonatal Nursing. 27(5):503-510, September/October 1998.

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This article describes the development and characteristics of a hospital-based lactation program and mother's own milk bank in a large pediatric hospital in the southwestern United States. Professional and technical staffing, physical space of the milk bank area, and the program's services and special features are outlined. Quality control issues about human milk preparation, fortification, storage, and transport are discussed.

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