Optimising maternal breastmilk for preterm infants
A quality improvement toolkit by BAPM
November 2022
Optimising maternal breastmilk for preterm infants: A two-part quality improvement toolkit
The British Association of Perinatal Medicine (BAPM) has published the second instalment of a two-part toolkit aimed at supporting the implementation of ten core elements to optimise the provision of maternal breastmilk for preterm infants.
Part 1 (November 2020) focuses on antenatal education, parents as partners in their baby’s care, early initiation of colostrum, expressing and skin-to-skin contact after birth.
Part 2 (September 2022) provides guidance on sustaining lactation and transitioning to breastfeeding thoughout the neonatal stay, positive oral touch and non-nutritive sucking, responding to challenges, and an infant-led approach to the transition to responsive feeding.