Reprocessing of infant feeding equipment

[Jones, Catherine (KEMH)]

We are currently reviewing our policy/protocols for infant feeding
equipment and there appears to be a difference of opinion when it comes
to the cleaning/sterilisation process, especially with formula feeding
equipment. My question is do you advise mothers to;

1. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, and air dry
and store in a clean container, or

2. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, air dry and
store in a clean container, and sterilise once every 24 hours, or

3. wash equipment as above and sterilise after each use.

Regards

Catherine Jones & Liesl Sibma
CNC’s Infection Control
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Womens and Newborn Health Service

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[Claire Boardman]

Hello Catherine,
There was an excellent article published in the AICA Healthcare
Infection 15(3) 8992 that makes recommendations for:

Achieving best practice in the management of infant-feeding equipment

Carmel Scott A C, Jenny Bradford B, Elizabeth Gillespie A

AMonash Medical Centre, Southern Health, Clayton Road, Clayton,
Victoria 3168, Australia.
BCNC Infection Control, VICNISS Hospital Acquired Infection
Surveillance Coordinating Centre, 10 Wreckyn Street, North Melbourne,
Victoria 3051, Australia.
CCorresponding author. Email: carmel.scott@southernhealth.org.au

The article in full and abstract is available from the HCI journal
website:www.publish.csiro.au/journals/hi

Kind regards,
Claire

District Infection Prevention & Control Consultant
B.App.Sc Nsg, Grad Cert IC, MPH, CICP, Adjunct Griffith University
Torres Strait and NPA Infection Control & Hospital Epidemiology Unit

Office location: Thursday island Hospital

>>> “Jones, Catherine (KEMH)”
5/6/2011 11:46 am >>>

We are currently reviewing our policy/protocols for infant feeding
equipment and there appears to be a difference of opinion when it comes
to the cleaning/sterilisation process, especially with formula feeding
equipment. My question is do you advise mothers to;
1. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, and air dry
and store in a clean container, or
2. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, air dry and
store in a clean container, and sterilise once every 24 hours, or
3. wash equipment as above and sterilise after each use.

Regards
Catherine Jones & Liesl Sibma
CNC’s Infection Control
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Womens and Newborn Health Service
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[Margaret Evans]

Hi Cathy
In NSW it depends, if the equipment is to be use by different patients then it must be thermally disinfected before reuse by another baby. It is the same requirement for all feeding equipment.
If it is to be used for the same patient this is not a requirement.
Regards
Margie

Margie Evans
Infection Prevention & Control CNC
Royal Hospital for Women
Randwick 2031
page 44075 or ph. 9382 6339

We are currently reviewing our policy/protocols for infant feeding equipment and there appears to be a difference of opinion when it comes to the cleaning/sterilisation process, especially with formula feeding equipment. My question is do you advise mothers to;

1. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, and air dry and store in a clean container, or

2. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, air dry and store in a clean container, and sterilise once every 24 hours, or

3. wash equipment as above and sterilise after each use.

Regards

Catherine Jones & Liesl Sibma
CNC’s Infection Control
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Womens and Newborn Health Service

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[Helen Scott]

Hi Catherine,
In our maternity unit, we do the following:
Rinse with cold water after use
Wash thoroughly (using bottle brush for bottles), in hot water and detergent
Rinse in hot water
Thermally disinfect
Place in fridge and change after 24 hrs (labelled).
We are lucky though that we have a bottle washing machine.
Regards,
Helen.
Helen Scott,
Infection Control Co-ordinator,
Nepean Private Hospital, Penrith, NSW.

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>>> “Jones, Catherine (KEMH)” 6/05/2011 11:46 am >>>

We are currently reviewing our policy/protocols for infant feeding equipment and there appears to be a difference of opinion when it comes to the cleaning/sterilisation process, especially with formula feeding equipment. My question is do you advise mothers to;
1. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, and air dry and store in a clean container, or
2. wash equipment in warm soapy water, rinse in hot water, air dry and store in a clean container, and sterilise once every 24 hours, or
3. wash equipment as above and sterilise after each use.

Regards
Catherine Jones & Liesl Sibma
CNC’s Infection Control
King Edward Memorial Hospital
Womens and Newborn Health Service
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