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Barbara Wilson-Clay <[log in to unmask]>
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Thu, 11 Nov 1999 08:51:39 -0600
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I have received about 8 personal requests for a reference for my remarks
about test weighing (the study which demonstrated in a blind design that
evaluators miscalculated intake by observational methods, and which
demonstrated that the BabyWeigh was acceptably accurate for test weighing
when compared to the Smart Scale).  The ref. is:  Meier, P: A New Scale for
In-Home Test-Weighing for Mothers of Preterm and High Risk Infants, J Hum
Lact 1994, 10(3):163.  The bib. at the end of this article contains other
medical refs for the same subject, several of which I think would be
persuasive for those of you whose NICUs are still guessing.

I repeat my mantra:  the compromised baby wants and needs to nurse, but
often CAN'T nurse, or can't nurse WELL.  This is generally temporary, but
the management strategies have to be formulated on accurate assessment of
the baby's capabilities.  That allows intelligent supplementation, choice of
appropriate alternate feeding methods, and the development of a feeding plan
that protects the option to breastfeed. In this way, the baby is protected,
the milk supply is protected and there is a snowballs chance in a warm
climate that everybody can ultimately get to normal.

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