Breast Milk Collection, Preparation and Storage
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37885
IWK. Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, IWK. Clinical Nutrition, IWK. Neonatal Care Team.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0919
- Available Online
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Formerly titled "NICU Nutrition Services". The IWK Health Centre's NICU has a Breast Milk Preparation room and a system for tracking breast milk. Every mother and baby is given a unique barcode. This allows the mother’s expressed breast milk to be safely stored and fed to her baby or babies.
- Available Online
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- Alternate Title
- Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) & Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU)
- NICU Nutrition Services
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Breast Milk Expression
- Milk, Human
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Breast milk--Collection and preservation
- Abstract
- Formerly titled "NICU Nutrition Services". The IWK Health Centre's NICU has a Breast Milk Preparation room and a system for tracking breast milk. Every mother and baby is given a unique barcode. This allows the mother’s expressed breast milk to be safely stored and fed to her baby or babies.
- Responsibility
- IWK Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-0919
Hand expressing breast milk before your baby is born
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36469
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Maternal Child Provincial Policy Working Group.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2022.
- Pamphlet Number
- 1928
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast milk. Hand expression is a learned skill. It will get easier with practice. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to bring your breast milk to the hospital are given. If you notice any cramping in your uterus when hand expressing, it is very important to stop and talk with your doctor before starting again. This is rare. It is safe to keep breastfeeding your older child.
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2022
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([4] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Colostrum
- Breast Milk Expression - methods
- Breast Feeding - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Colostrum
- Breast milk--Collection and preservation
- Breastfeeding
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast milk. Hand expression is a learned skill. It will get easier with practice. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to bring your breast milk to the hospital are given. If you notice any cramping in your uterus when hand expressing, it is very important to stop and talk with your doctor before starting again. This is rare. It is safe to keep breastfeeding your older child.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Maternal Child Provincial Policy Working Group
- Pamphlet Number
- 1928
How to hand express breast/chest milk : Yarmouth Regional Hospital
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams36580
Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Women and Children's Health Unit.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2004
- Available Online
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This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast/chest milk (take milk from your breasts/chest). It is also called "manual expressing". Hand expression takes practice. It is important to learn how to hand express breast/chest milk in the first hours after your baby is born. Hand expressing helps you make milk and helps your milk come in (also called milk let-down) when you first start to breast/chest feed your baby. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to s…
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. Yarmouth Regional Hospital. Women and Children's Health Unit
- Alternate Title
- How to manually express breast/chest milk : Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- How to express breast/chest milk by hand : Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Breast Milk Expression - methods
- Breast Feeding - methods
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Breast milk--Collection and preservation
- Breastfeeding
- Abstract
- This pamphlet explains the steps to hand express breast/chest milk (take milk from your breasts/chest). It is also called "manual expressing". Hand expression takes practice. It is important to learn how to hand express breast/chest milk in the first hours after your baby is born. Hand expressing helps you make milk and helps your milk come in (also called milk let-down) when you first start to breast/chest feed your baby. A video is listed to help you with the basics. Instructions for how to store your breast/chest milk are also given.
- Notes
- Previous title: How to hand express breast milk : Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Women and Children's Health Unit, Yarmouth Regional Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2004
Pasteurized Donor Human Milk
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams37969
IWK. Birth Unit.
Halifax, NS:
IWK Health Centre
, 2020.
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1088
- Available Online
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Mother’s own milk is best for baby. When it is unavailable, the next best option for babies is pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM). The IWK supports families who intend to exclusively breastfeed by offering pasteurized donor human milk, when medically indicated.
- Available Online
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- Corporate Author
- IWK. Birth Unit
- Alternate Title
- (PDHM)
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- IWK Health Centre
- Date of Publication
- 2020
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Milk Banks
- Milk, Human
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Breast milk--Collection and preservation
- Milk hygiene
- Abstract
- Mother’s own milk is best for baby. When it is unavailable, the next best option for babies is pasteurized donor human milk (PDHM). The IWK supports families who intend to exclusively breastfeed by offering pasteurized donor human milk, when medically indicated.
- Responsibility
- IWK Birth Unit, Halifax, NS
- Pamphlet Number
- PL-1088
