Colostrum-kits - what do you think, what do you do?

[Stefan Johansson]

I came across this paper about "colostrum-kits", that a structured way of informing mothers before risk deliveries about colostrum and how to express it, can shorten the time it takes to first colostrum feeding. (link below)

Would be interesting to hear from you all if/how you do this in your NICUs.

https://link.springer.com/epdf/10.1186/s13006-024-00682-5

[Ilana]

Yes, this is quite routine in UK units. The ones we give antenatally and in delivery suite where I work also have some bonding squares that parents can pre-scent antenatally or at birth.

You might be interested in some printable resources on milk expression, including staff posters on the impact of early expressing: www.hifn.org/printable

[Gustaf Lernfelt]

Those posters were really great. I’ll add a couple of them here.