I don't have the actual abstract, but I wonder what country these
researchers were in.  I can hardly believe this.  It is inhumane
to use rather than milk.  My 14 month daughter who got into a hot
bathtub with both feet in tennis shoes had second degree burns.
I breastfed her in the car all the way to emergency and every time the
plastic surgeon debried her.  I bet it is the suckling that counts, so
let it be nutritious.  Also I wonder if they set these kids up for
ingesting wrong substances as life choices when it comes to pain.
Judy Ritchie

http://www.mercola.com/2002/sep/21/sugar.htm

Sugar Water May Delay Premature Babies' Development

The researchers fed over 100 infants born at less than 31 weeks either a
sucrose solution or sterile water each time they underwent a painful or
uncomfortable procedure such as an injection or when a feeding tube was
inserted. The solutions were given up to three times per procedure,
spaced two minutes apart, over the course of one week.
What were the results of the study?
There were no differences between the sugar and water groups in terms of
development over the following months. However, infants who received the
greatest number of sucrose doses had poorer motor development, were less
alert and vigorous at 36 weeks, and fared worse on other measures at the
age of two weeks.
Pediatrics 2002;110:523-528

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