Author: laiken01

Yellow ”Mother’s Milk” folders– what’s this?
Improving the use of Mother’s Milk
You may be seeing yellow folders labeled “Improving the Use of Mother’s Milk”- daily assessment logs” at some patients’ bedsides. The human milk committee is collecting data for a project related to VLBW patients (<1500 gm) and the use of human milk. If you happen to take care of one of these babies, you need to know what your role is:
-VLBW’s who initially receive human milk will get a yellow folder with two pockets and log sheets in the side that says “to be completed”
-The nurses caring for those selected infants will fill out those log sheets every shift, answering the questions appropriately.
-The sheets last for 28 days, measuring data from 24 hours of age through day 28 of life and then @ discharge.
-Each daily form (there is a different form for every 24 hrs) should specify which consecutive date it is with a hand written date and pt label.
-Both day shift and night shift document on the same form. Night shift: upon completion of the daily sheetà place it in the “completed” pocket of the yellow folders.
-You DO NOT have to turn in the forms anywhere. Leave them in the Completed pocket and someone will be around to collect them throughout the week.
-If the infant has reached 28 days of life, then you will only need to complete the one sheet for discharge. When the baby is discharged, place the completed folder in the educator mailbox. We’ll do the rest!
-Please pass this off in report as a reminder to each other that this information needs to be collected.
-The sheets are very user friendly and should take only a couple of minutes to complete.
Remember to complete the sheets even if the mother is no longer pumping.
Our goal is to figure out areas for improvement so our infants can receive the greatest benefit from mother’s milk.
Thank you!!