Our hospital policy uses the guidelines from the HMBANA publication (Best Practice for Expressing, Storing, and Handling Human Milk, 2nd edition, 2006) for storage of expressed milk ( 4-6 hours at room temp; refrigerated for up to 8 days, up to 12 months in a freezer) A coworker has attended a recent conference where they stated the guidelines for storage as 4 hours at room temp, 72 hours in the refrigerator and 3 months in a freezer. Has HMBANA changed their guidelines? Thank you. Debbie *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome