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Date: | Fri, 19 Jan 1996 07:45:10 +0800 |
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My third child was born in Tromso, Norway in 1984. At that time, there was
NO ABM in the hospital. All babies got breastmilk weather or not they were
fed by their own mother. The hospital hod large posters on the wall that
said "Har du for mye melk?" litterally "do you have too much milk?"
Mothers were encouraged to sell their milk. If you were interested, the
health sister would come to your house with a pump, sterile bottles and
spend an hour or so instructing you how to carefully pump and store your
milk. Once a week the milk was picked up and fresh sterile bottles were
delivered. The mothers were paid the equivalent of $10.00 US per liter.
Several of my friend were able to buy major appliances with the money they
made selling their milk! Incidently, the week we arrived in Norway a set
of quintuplets had been born. One of the doctors caring for them was
interviewed on TV and said "... of course, they are getting breastmilk..."
Nancy Sherwood- mother of 5 chilren born in 4 countries (now living in
Perth, Australia and not having any more babies!)
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