Nursing your baby in the NICU - 11/2015

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Nursing your baby in the NICU

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Abstract

This handout is part of the manual "Breastfeeding Your Hospitalized Baby." It covers how to know when the baby is ready to breastfeed, positions such as the football hold and the cross-cradle hold, how to help the baby latch, nipple shields, and test weights.

Author

Lactation Services/Maternity and Infant Center

Publisher

University of Washington Medical Center

Date Published (original date)

2009

Revision Date

11/2015

Print Abstract

General Subject

Hospital Stay

Pregnancy, Childbirth, & Infant Care

Specific Subject/Keyword

Breastfeeding

Preterm Births

Languages

English

Record ID

3608