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Regarding the blog about the new product from Medline, I will post the catalog number once it becomes available. I did not realize that my email is not available through this website.

To all of you nurses out there who struggle with perineal post partum cold therapy. I am a buyer in Purchasing and we have these same issues at our 7 hospitals in our state. We are working with Medline on a new product designed specifically for post partum cold therapy. It is is a slightly wider peri pad with 2 layers of "enclosed" poly filling. We used baby diapers with ice, like many of you, but the airborne particles when you open the diaper became a problem. We had to stop using them. On the new pad, you place ice between the layers of poly and then close the end with a tape closure. The bottom layer of poly absorbs the melting ice and provides the cold therapy with protection to the perinium from direct ice. The top layer absorbs the lochia. It will be out very soon. If you are interested in this, please email me and I can get your information to the Medline staff. I anticipate the catalog # will be available in the next month or so. We were using this product from another supplier but their manufacturer went away. Our nurses loved them and we cannot wait to get them back again.