Hi Lisa,
I had this dilemma with terminology when I was writing up a foster
breastfeeding case. The difficulty I had with "wet nursing" is that it has
connotations of being a paid job. The other terms that are used are "shared
breastfeeding/nursing" or "cross nursing" I haven't seen the term "surrogate
breastfeeding" used before though I can sympathise with the author's desire
to find another term....that said, I don't like their new one particularly
either! Perhaps some here might have some other suggestions....
Karleen Gribble
Australia


> There is a case study in the latest Lancet in which a baby contracted HIV
> from being breastfed by an aunt. You can read it online at
www.thelancet.com
> HIV transmission from surrogate breastfeeding
> Bartholomew C, Bartholomew M, Jones A
>
> "Surrogate breastfeeding" sounds odd to me. Do the authors think it sounds
> more medical than "wet nursing"? Do we have another term for a baby being
> fed by someone other than the biological mother?
>
> Lisa Amir
> MBBS, MMed, PhD, IBCLC in Melbourne, Australia
>

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