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GUIDELINE FOR USE OF WATERLESS MILK WARMERS
The use of the waterless milk warmer is a method to gently warm milk to keep living, bioactive, and essential
components of stored human milk intact so that it remains as similar to fresh milk as possible.
Using a controlled method of warming/thawing is the best practice for preserving nutrient content and
preventing adverse effects on human milk and milk additives
Applicability: occurs within the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU).

PROCEDURE

Initial Set-up

1. Obtain warmer and locate on IV pole or clean
area of counter at bedside
2. Get a new insert
3. Write date and time on the insert. Inserts to be
changed every 12 hours.
4. Install insert into warmer cavity and spread out
uniformly along warmer walls
5. When using a milk storage container, open lid of
warmer and centre container in the chamber.
6. When using a syringe close lid of warmer and
insert tip of syringe into the round grommet
portion located on the face of the insert until
flange of syringe is flat against the face of the
insert face
7. Turn warmer on
Policy NN.07.23
WATERLESS MILK WARMER
Neonatal Program Policy & Procedure Manual
Refer to online version – Print copy may not be current – Discard after us
Notes
Note: syringes must have a cap on at all times
when using milk warmer
Effective Date: 29-Oct-2015
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  • Page 1 GUIDELINE FOR USE OF WATERLESS MILK WARMERS The use of the waterless milk warmer is a method to gently warm milk to keep living, bioactive, and essential components of stored human milk intact so that it remains as similar to fresh milk as possible.
  • Page 2 WATERLESS MILK WARMER Warming Procedure Notes  1. Obtain milk from fridge and initiate warming Fresh milk can be fed immediately to infant as it procedure as soon as possible is at body temperature  Prevention of additive degradation and to...
  • Page 3 WATERLESS MILK WARMER  10. Gently mix milk, feel container/syringe to check If milk contains any ice at beginning of cycle the temperature before feeding final temperature at the end of warming cycle may fall below the designed range of the device.
  • Page 4 WATERLESS MILK WARMER Cleaning Instructions 1. The warmer will be used one per bedside for the duration of the infant’s need to have feeds warmed. 2. The warmer can be cleaned with a Cavicide® solution using wipes or a lint-free cloth between patients.
  • Page 5 WATERLESS MILK WARMER Unit Front Panel Operation Controls REFERENCES Medela Waterless Milk Warmer: Instructions and assembly (2009). Medela, Inc. Retrieved from: http://www.medelabreastfeedingus.com/products/516/waterless-milk-warmer Calesca: Gentle, safe and waterless warming of human milk. Medela Retrieved from: file:///C:/Documents%20and%20Settings/vhait/My%20Documents/Downloads/study_abstract_calesca_200 _5844_en_low%20(2).pdf Mead Johnson Nutritionals. Health Professional Enfamil Product Handbook (2014). Retrieved from http://medical.enfamil.ca/productHandbook-en/files/assets/common/downloads/publication.pdf...

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