But Nikki that did not consider donor milk to infant formula. We simply don't have studies beyond the population of infants in NICUs which have done this. I don't think that the AHRQ report can be used to support the idea that donor milk is better than formula, it's more basic science that is needed in this case.
Karleen Gribble
Australia


On 27/05/2012, at 4:31 AM, Nikki Lee wrote:

> Dear Lactnet Friends:
> 
> There is a lovely meta-analysis of evidence showing that human milk is best
> for term infants....available for free from the AGency for Healthcare
> Research and Quality. <http://www.ahrq.gov/clinic/tp/brfouttp.htm> When the
> US government creates such a document, res ipsa loquitor!
> 

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