Hi Anne

Freezing destroys some of the antibacterial activity

Whilst this table does not specifically say 24 hours it gives you a look at
the effect of freezing

http://www.latrobe.edu.au/microbiology/table7.html

Regards 

Karen Clements IBCLC Melb Aust

 

 

While in the NICU yesterday, some of the nurses were asking me about the
rationale for using expressed breast milk within 24 hours of thawing.  Has
this been studied?  Does the milk change in some way or increase in
bacterial count after 24 hours?  The nurses wanted to be able to keep the
milk in the refrigerator after thawing for 48 hours and I wasn't able to
give them a clear reason not to do this, except that the protocols I looked
at said 24.  Does anyone know the rationale?

 

Many thanks,

Anne Nans, RN, IBCLC

Sackets Harbor, NY

 


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