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Judy H in upstate NY asks about the test of thawed breastmilk which someone
in Norway carried out some years back. It was not a study, but a less formal
experiment. Samples of expressed breast milk were stored in the fridge or
frozen and thawed, some in water baths, some at room temp and some by
microwaving, and inoculated with bacteria. Bacteria growth in the various
samples was compared. Expressed milk that was thawed in a microwave oven
did not inhibit bacterial growth any more than breastmilk substitutes do.
Expressed milk that had been frozen and thawed by other means, even frozen
and thawed TWICE, continued to inhibit bacterial growth almost as effectively
as freshly expressed milk did. None of the expressed milk was ever
pasteurized.
This was never published as scientific work as far as I know. It was an
experiment, and should really serve as inspiration to do an actual study to see
whether these findings are replicable with more samples.
Cheers
Rachel Myr
Kristiansand, Norway
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