Target Fortification: Considerations for the Clinician
Providing precise nutrition to nutritionally at-risk infants is an exciting advancement.
Change Management Strategies in the Healthcare Environment
Implementing change is challenging, but with the right strategies, it can be achieved.
Breast Milk Misappropriation: Prevention and Mitigation
Breast milk is a well-established source of nutrition for all infants, but its benefits are particularly amplified for premature or critically ill infants in a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).
The Battle Against NEC: Insights into Prevention, Diagnosis, and Treatment
Significant dedication to research and collaboration among disciplines has advanced our understanding of NEC. Emerging tools for early identification and prevention are promising, but continued research is essential.
Increasing Breastfeeding Rates in the NICU via Utilization of the Neonatal Transport Team
Neonatal transport and transfer to a higher-level NICU often separate the mother from her infant during the immediate postpartum period, overlapping with the highest colostrum production time.
Feed Order Standardization in the NICU
Imagine if the prescribed treatment course wasn't executed as planned—disappointing, to say the least.
Do You Want To Build A Milk Lab?
When ensuring appropriate compliance policy and protocols, seek out the knowledge from your Quality and Regulatory leaders.
The End Of An Error
NICU nurses may prepare 12 feeds in a shift, requiring over 180 mental validations, increasing error potential.
6 Questions To Answer Before Bringing In A Feeding Management System
If you're considering a feeding management system, here are six essential things to know about your organization.
Seeing Through A Nurse’s Eyes
She said. “You finally let me see my son as a baby. For the first time, I feel like a mother.”
Working with Today Is A Good Day
A Good Day provides families with tangible and meaningful items as they begin their NICU journey.
Human Milk Analyzers Are Having A Moment: Part 1
In hospitals, analyzed milk data can surface for the lactation team, nutrition team, and even bedside nurses alongside feeding management information in Keriton.
6 Things About Being A Registered Dietitian For The NICU & Pediatrics
Insights from Connecticut Children’s Registered Dietitians: Enhancing NICU and Pediatric Nutrition
Strategies for Supporting Pumping Moms
NICU moms are often exhausted, in pain from delivery, and coping with separation from their child; getting them to use a machine on their breasts every 2-3 hours is a big ask.
Optimizing Nourishment in the NICU
The Keriton platform supports patient-centered care by providing analytics for lactation specialists to help mothers maximize their milk supply, information and resources for technicians and nutritionists to optimize milk and formula inventories, and secure data for nurses to ensure the right babies receive the right nourishment at all times.
Connecticut Children’s Selects Keriton Kare
