Hi,

An extract below from the following website:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/health/7253304.stm

"London researchers found preterm babies fed enriched formula milk in their first weeks consistently outperformed other premature babies in IQ tests. 
Their latest study, published in Pediatric Research, shows the benefits continue into the teenage years. 
It also found a particular part of the brain is better developed in those given the enriched milk. 
Babies were given either standard formula, or a version enriched with extra protein, fat, calcium, phosphorous, iron, zinc, copper and several other micronutrients. 
Other babies received "bank" breast milk - ie not from their own mothers, while others received a mix of bank milk and formula. 
Whatever the comparison, the child who had received the enriched formula milk performed better. "

Does anyone know the background to this study and who sponsored the research?
Why did they not give Mother's own milk to the preterm babies?
Pity they did not also report on the number of those babies fed the "super formula" who developed NEC.

Penny Reimers
IBCLC



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