Chris Hafner-Eaton wrote:
(snip) when Dr. Marcovich presented at the LLL-USWD conference last
year,
> she stated that the first colostrum their babies receive is immediately
> after birth on a sterile swab-stick (Q-tip to those in the US) wipped on
> their tongue and mouth! (snip)
This might also serve to colonize the newborn with maternal organisms
rather than the usually more pathogenic organisms prevalent in the
hospital.  Nature abhors a vacuum...
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Catherine Watson Genna, IBCLC  NYC  mailto:[log in to unmask]