Dear Lactnet Friends:

I am reposting the abstract of an article written by Dr. Gribble. Nice
work, Karleen!!!

Australas Med J. 2012;5(5):275-83. Epub 2012 May 31.

Milk sharing and formula feeding: Infant feeding risks in comparative
perspective?

Gribble KD, Hausman BL.
Source
School of Nursing and Midwifery, University of Western Sydney.

Abstract
The advent of Internet forums that facilitate peer-to-peer human milk
sharing has resulted in health authorities stating that sharing human milk
is dangerous. There are risks associated with all forms of infant feeding,
including breastfeeding and the use of manufactured infant formulas.
However, health authorities do not warn against using formula or
breastfeeding; they provide guidance on how to manage risk. Cultural
distaste for sharing human milk, not evidenced-based research, supports
these official warnings. Regulating bodies should conduct research and
disseminate information about how to mitigate possible risks of sharing
human milk, rather than proscribe the practice outright.


Here is a free article describing how formula marketing can change cultural
practice in a short period of time.

<http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3276495/?tool=pubmed>

warmly,
-- 
Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
craniosacral therapy practitioner
www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
https://www.facebook.com/nikkileehealth

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