> "The studies may not be there but in the past 9 years we have seen  
> the most amazing difference pasteurized donor milk makes in the  
> lives of the babies (both HIV pos and neg) we have cared for. It is  
> nothing short of miraculous and has made me passionate about  the  
> phenomenal properties in breast milk -even when it has been  
> pasteurized."

Indeed, there is much need for research and publishing case studies in  
this area. Penny, I would encourage you and your colleagues to publish  
some of your cases in JHL and other medical journals. Each documented  
case study adds to the "evidence base" and to the awareness of the  
importance of human milk, donor and otherwise.

I know you are quite busy caring for the babies you serve. However, a  
collaboration with medical researchers at university or hospitals in  
your area to conduct a more systematic study of use of donor milk  
would be an important contribution to the field and to the use of  
donor milk to protect babies everywhere.

Naomi Bar-Yam



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