Congratulations, Pam!  I KNEW there was more to the story than the press
reported.  It is too bad they didn't include what may have made the
difference for her versus similarly tiny babies who got the same
technological help.

Anyone working with preemies -- print out the press release (here's a link I
found:
http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/national/apscience_story.asp?category=1500&slu
g=Tiniest+Preemie ) or cut it out of the newspaper and post it where you
work with "The Power of Mom's Milk" written big on top!

Ruth Piatak, LLLL
Plano, TX
____________________________________________________________________________
Date:    Fri, 20 Aug 2004 08:41:09 -0400
From:    "Pam Hirsch, RN, BSN, CLC" <[log in to unmask]>
Subject: World's Smallest Baby

Hi, All:  My day, my week is made!  Here in the Chicago area there have
been news and newspaper reports on the world's smallest surving baby (she's
in the Guiness Book of World Records) who is now 15 years old and starting
honors classes in high school this fall. She was born at 26 weeks and
weighed just 9.9 oz. 10 inches long.  She now weighs 61 lbs and is 4' 7"
tall - a little height-challenged and has asthma, but no other major
medical issues.
She is a former client of mine - actually, her mother was.  One thing I
wish had been stated in the media is that she received at least 6 months of
her mother's EBM.  At the time the doctors were amazed that she was not
experiencing any of the typical problems one would expect in a baby that
early and small. Ah, the power of mom's milk.  Anyway, I am so proud of her
and her mom, I could just bust.

On that note, I'm off for a much-needed week of R&R and family time.

Pam Hirsch,RN,BSN,CLC
Clinical Lead, Lactation Services
Advocate Good Shepherd Hospital
Barrington, IL  USA

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