Does anyone have any research on the safety of human milk for a 6 year 
old with stage 4 sarcoma? Mom is bf her toddler brother and is happy to 
express for her, but is getting resistance from the hospital staff. They 
are equating her milk with unpasteurized animal milk, and are concerned 
about infection since the child is neutropenic.

I of course shared hygeine information (hand washing, kit and pump 
sanitizing, and staff handwashing and container washing to avoid 
contaminating the milk).

I know there was a discussion a few years ago on fears of graft versus 
host disease from breast milk in immunodeficient kids. I found no 
mentions of this issue since the 80's, and only then in the context of 
severe combined immunodeficiency. Anyone who has expertise or more 
recent research on the issue, I'd be happy to have it to share with this 
mom.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com

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