In reply to Janet and Arly, LCs at Logan Regional Hospital,
Logan, UT, I have the following information.
Lang S et al. Cup feeding: an alternative method of infant
feeding. Archives of Disease in Childhood 1994; 71:365-369
recounts the experiences with cup-feeding at Royal Devon and
Exeter Hospital (correspondence to Dr Clive J. Lawrence,
University of Exeter, Exeter EX4 4QE, England) where more
than 500 infants had received cup feeds on one or more
occasions since 1989. <Cup feeding was introduced gradually
over the first year. This was because of experience in the
Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi, where inadequate
preparation had resulted in staff opposition. It was
equally important to proceed slowly because at that time no
precedent existed for its use in neonatal units in the UK.>
<Armstrong HC. Breastfeeding low birthweight babies:
advances in Kenya. J Hum Lac 1987; 3:34-37> tells the
timeless story of necessity mothering invention. I have the
former, but not the latter, article, together with a few
non-journal tidbits, which I would be pleased to share.
Sandra Lang spoke on cup-feeding at the ILCA conference in
July (Senior Lecturer, Department of Midwifery Studies,
University of Central Lancashire, Preston PR1 2HE, FAX
(1772) 89.29.14).
Jim Akre
Technical Officer, Nutrition
World Health Organization
Geneva, Switzerland
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