Sarah writes in regards to culturing breast milk for a premie:
 
Does this really happen elsewhere in the U.S.???  It sounds like  they're
basically ensuring that my baby will receive formula (no donated  human milk
at this hospital).  Any ideas on how I can potentially  protest this, or is
this a practice norm that we've just got to live  with???
 
No, Sarah, it shouldn't happen anywhere in the US.  The only practice  that 
occurs in some settings is that milk for premature babies less than 34  weeks 
is frozen for 24 hr. in the hopes of killing most  CMV.  Once baby goes to 
breast (hopefully before 34 weeks) this becomes a  moot point. If Nancy Wight is 
reading I'm quite sure she will weigh in on  this and you can take that info to 
the neos.  
 
Kathy Boggs, RN, IBCLC  




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