Hi Everyone,
I posted this on Thanksgiving Day, and got just a small handful of
responses.  Am re-posting, with the hope of hearing from more of you.
Martha J

> Hello All,
> I posted recently with a request for some info from WHO that would help
> support the use of human banked donor milk as an option for term babies
> who have a medical indication for supplementation.  In light of recent
> research which demonstrates the link between Type I diabetes and exposure
> to bovine milk protein, I am concerned that we are undertaking unnecessary
> risk in using formula to treat hypoglycemia and weight loss >10%,
> particularly for infants of diabetic mothers.  Now I am putting out a more
> general request for info and discussion related to this.  Our NICU began
> using banked milk for premies about a year ago, but we have not gotten the
> go-ahead to use it with term babies.  Here are my questions:
>
> *     Does anyone working in a hospital setting have a protocol that calls
> for having banked donor milk available as an option for term babies?
> *     Can you help  me with citations which would support this practice?
> *     Can you share about how your process went from idea through
> implementation?
>
> Thanks in Advance from:
> Martha Johnson RN IBCLC
> Eugene Oregon USA

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