Investigating the effect of the implementing the designed program onthe level of contamination of mothers’ milk stored in NICU of ShahidBeheshti hospital in Isfahan until consumption in ۲۰۱۴

Introduction and objectives: The health benefits of breastfeeding are well known. However, some illbabies including those admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit may be contaminated by manymicroorganisms. EBM contamination is probably attributed to improper technical and hygienic factorsand may pose significant threats to the newborn baby.Therefore, the present study is aimed to determinethe effect of implementing the designed program on the level of contamination of mothers’ milk stored inNICU of Shahid Beheshti hospital in Isfahan until consumption in ۱۳۹۳.Methods:In the quasi-experimental research of before and after intervention, from among expressedmilk, a number of ۵۰ Container stored in the refrigerator of NICU for an amount of ۰/۵-۱cc was sampledby sterile syringe just before feeding the infants, and sent to laboratory within ۲۰ minutes to determine thetype and number of grown pathogens. Then the designed program was carried out in the field ofConserving breast milk using scientific books and authentic sites based on the opinions of tutors andspecialists and according to every single recommendation that was executive; afterwards; secondsampling was done, next the data was studied by Chi-square and fisher tests.Results:The findings from the present study indicated that the number of microorganisms is as follows:Entrobacter (۴۶%), Pseudomonas aeruginosa (۲۲%), Staph Epidermises (۱۲%), E. coli (۶%). Thenumbers of colonies more than ۱۰۴ CFU/mL are considered to be contaminated; therefore, basically, inthe present study, the number ۴۴ (۸۸%) samples out of ۵۰ were assumed to be contaminated. Moreover,there’s a meaningful difference in the abundance of contaminated milk before and after intervention.Conclusion: The importance of the results lies on nurses employed, objectively. Which can increase theirmotivation in carrying on the enterprise. In the end, educating mothers an employed nurses in NICUseems vital and necessary.