Is it a “Hospital Grade” Breast Pump?

Is it a “Hospital Grade” Breast Pump?

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The term “hospital grade" is now often used in marketing products, particularly to the vulnerable group of consumers, NEW or PREGNANT PARENTS. This term is not approved by the TGA and has no set criteria to measure against—instead, equipment that is used in a hospital has been termed by some marketing and advertising personnel as " hospital grade" (such as a “hospital-grade” breast pump) because of its "guaranteed credibility" to the unknowing public.

Postpartum & Neonatal Units provide patients with the ability to express during their time in the hospital. Hospitals use a closed unit system, with a commercial strength motor to withstand being used by multiple users and are usually on a stand with wheels for easy mobility between patients, and function using electricity.

A hospital-grade breast pump in Australia is a pump that has been approved for use in a particular hospital group, or state public health service, along with other procurement (buying products) criteria such as Price, motor life expectancy, and the ability to have single-use plastic pump parts that come into contact with breast milk for multiple-use hospital products.

An alternative breast pump for busy Mummas after the baby's birth is a hands-free wearable breast pump.

  1. A quiet 45 decibels
  2. Suction 280-300 mmhg - more than enough to stimulate your let-down
  3. Food-grade silicone parts
  4. 180 mls collector
  5. 180-minute battery charge
  6. Multiple flange sizes 17, 19,21, 24 & 27mm
  7. Bra strap extender
  8. Nipple measuring tool
  9. 4 modes to mimic a baby’s suckling pattern
  10. 15 suction levels
  11. Digital display/Pause/timer
  12. Discreet
  13. Live your life without being attached to an electric pump!

Tips from your Midwives at Midwives Own Brand 

  1. Stronger suction does not equal more breast milk
  2. Wash equipment in warm, soapy water, & dry well before putting the pump back together
  3. Sterilise silicone pump parts once every 24 hours
  4. Do not put any silicone parts - it warps the structure
  5. It’s optimal to express in the morning when you have fuller breasts
  6. Ensure that the flange fits with room 2mm either side of the nipple - must not rub on the sides of the flange!


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