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"Barbara Wilson-Clay, Ibclc" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sun, 17 Mar 1996 10:48:55 -0500
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Paula Meier's article about test weights and preemies in the JHL current
issue states:
" Milk transfer during a breastfeeding can be evaluated objectively by
test-weighing: the clothed infant is weighed before and after breastfeeding
under the same conditions.  The differences between these weights, in grams,
converts to an equivalent number of milliliters, the volume of milk consumed.
 Test weighing with electronic infant scales provides a very accurate
estimate of milk for both term and pre-term infants.." pp 21.
She cites 4 references within this section of the paper.

She also makes the statement (pp 22) that "The accuracy of test-weights
obtained by electronic scales is no longer questioned."  I use a scale
accurate to 3 g which is calibrated periodically and never moved around.  I
realize this is not as sensitive as more expensive scales, but gives me
feedback -- along with clinical observations -- which help me help moms.
 Remember, we're not talking about hovering over robust babies, but very
vulnerable, poorly feeding infants.

I would be grateful if someone like Judy Hopkinson of the Childrens Nutrition
Research Center in Houston could address the issue of insensate losses and
how she views test weights.

Barbara Wilson-Clay, BSE, IBCLC
priv. pract. Austin, Tx

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