This Neonatologist was in our town last night (compliments of Abbott) talking about his new and exciting medicine.  Of course our hospital was well represented there. (I am told, I declined to attend). The message our dietician came away with was that there really wasn't very much lactoferrin in mothers' colostrum!

Arggggg!

"There's something very exciting going on right now in the development of a new medication called Lactoferrin which may prevent infection in babies that are the hospital-acquired type of infection. This material is in human milk but not in formula. We are learning that Lactoferrin may protect babies against infection and also against necrotizing enterocolitis. Lactoferrin appears to protect the baby's intestines from bacteria entering the baby's system. At the University of Louisville, we are very fortunate to be one of three institutions studying this new medication in babies." 

20 Minutes with neonatologist David Adamkin, M.D. 
by UofL Today — last modified Dec 04, 2009 02:15 PM  

Holly McSpadden, IBCLC

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