What Does EBM Mean in Medical Terms?

EBM stands for expressed breast milk. Pumped mother's milk.

Where you will see EBM

You will most often see EBM in children’s health records, nursing notes, care plans and handovers, maternity and women’s health records.

Example

A chart note might use “EBM” as shorthand for expressed breast milk when documenting a patient's care.

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