>Dear All:
>
>I am certainly repeating myself here, but I will say it again. There 
>was a study (and I haven't tracked it down again yet) that was 
>reported in one of my Lawrence books that had POOLED and pasteurized 
>human donor milk. The comparison was formula.  The two milks were 
>RANDOMLY assigned to the premies who were fed artificially.   The 
>was a 10 IQ point difference between babies fed the POOLED 
>pasteurized human donor milk and formula.  That difference 
>persisted.  So, I really cannot agree that pasteurized human donor 
>milk is a "formula" if no other substance has been added.  Processed 
>yes, but formula no.  The study was so brilliantly designed that 
>I've never forgotten it.  What I'm having trouble with is finding 
>the original reference.  It was conducted in Great Britain.


It's the Lucas study, from the sound of it, Susan....at least that's 
what we call it here!

Lancet. 1992 Feb 1;339(8788):261-4.
Breast milk and subsequent intelligence quotient in children born preterm.

Lucas A, Morley R, Cole TJ, Lister G, Leeson-Payne C.

Heather Welford Neil
NCT bfc, tutor, UK
-- 
http://www.heatherwelford.co.uk

http://heatherwelford.posterous.com

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