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General breastfeeding info Breastfeeding your Premature Infant
@ FAQ on Breastfeeding Premature Babies from LLLI Breastfeeding Wheel: Steps to breastfeeding a premature infant from the Holden Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, University of Michigan Hospitals and Health Centers
Breastfeeding the High-Risk Newborn from Lucile Packard Children's Hospital Breastfeeding the Near Term Infant by Elya Boies, MD Breastfeeding Premature Infants Includes benefits, tips for getting started, mothers' stories and more. Breastfeeding Premature Babies from BabyCenter.com Kangaroo Mother Care is the website of Dr Nils Bergman. "The purpose of this site is to promote the spread and implementation of kangaroo mother care as the standard method of care for all newborn babies, both premature and full term." Breastfeeding the Hospitalized Baby by Cyndi Egbert (not specific to to preemies) When Baby Is Hospitalized by Tricia Jalbert (not specific to to preemies)
Guidelines for health care providers (also great for parents)Nutritional Support of the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Part I - Quality Improvement Toolkit (February 2004) from the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative. "This first part of a two section Toolkit is designed to provide background information regarding the importance of nutrition and human milk in the VLBW population, and to optimize human milk production and utilization." Nutritional Support of the Very Low Birth Weight Infant: Part II (February 2005) from the California Perinatal Quality Care Collaborative, by David Durand MD, William Rhine MD, Jane Morton MD, David Wirtshafter MD, Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC. This Toolkit has many resources for both health care professionals and parents. Recommendations for Minimizing Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Exposure in Breastmilk-Fed Very Low Birth Weight (VLBW) Preterm Infants by Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP (February 2005) Post-discharge nutrition for the breastfed former NICU infant by Nancy E. Wight, MD, FAAP, IBCLC Breastfeeding a Preterm Infant after NICU Discharge: Reflections on Ryan's Story by Paula P. Meier, R.N., DNSc, FAAN and Linda P. Brown, RN, PHD, FAAN, from Breastfeeding Abstracts, August 1997, Volume 17, Number 1, pp. 3-4. Guidelines for Supporting Breastfeeding for Premature Infants from Women's Hospital, Health Sciences Center, University of Manitoba Gaining and Growing: Assuring Nutritional Care of Preterm Infants is a virtual textbook for health care providers and parents who need to understand feeding and growth in premature infants (especially those with very low birthweight, <1500 g) after hospital discharge.
Furman L, Minich N, Hack M. Correlates of lactation in mothers of very low birth weight infants. Pediatrics. 2002 Apr;109(4):e57. This study discusses the factors that enhance long-term breastfeeding for very low birth weight babies.
Pumping, milk expression & supplementingExpressing milk for your premature baby by Paula P. Meier, R.N., DNSc, FAAN. Here it is in PDF format (nice for printing; pages 13-14 only). Pumping milk for a preterm infant by Nancy E. Wight MD, FAAP, IBCLC Establishing and maintaining
milk supply when baby is not nursing @ Pumping & Bottle Feeding Info
@ Transitioning baby from
formula feeding to breastfeeding @
Mothers' StoriesBreastfeeding Premature Infants. From La Leche League: true stories of mothers' experiences breastfeeding premature infants. The Premature Infant - A Mother's Perspective by Lenore Goldfarb Born Too Soon... by Kim Ewell. A mother's story.
General (not breastfeeding related)T-Bone's Survival Tips for New Preemie Parents. Suggestions to help parents, family and friends cope with the birth of a premature baby. Developmental Milestones for Premature Infants by Maureen Mulligan LaRossa, RN Beyond Infancy: The Older Premature Child from the Emory Developmental Progress Clinic AAFP Recommendations for Follow-up of the Premature Infant Parents of Premature Babies (Preemie-L). A mailing list for parents with children born six weeks or more before due date, and family and friends. Information on joining the mailing list, plus links to additional resources on preemies. Early Edition newsletter, a collection of wisdom and discussions from the on-line support network Preemie-L Preemie Parent Connection, a newsletter for families raising prematurely born children
Helpful books and videosRecommended books on
premature babies @ Reviews of books about breastfeeding premature babies from LLL BreastmilkSolutions offers two excellent videos: "A Premie Needs His Mother: First Steps to Breastfeeding your Premature Baby" and "Breastfeeding: A Guide to Getting Started"
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