>Date: Wed, 6 Dec 95 12:03:41 CST
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>From: cch1@vghtc (CHEN CHAO-HUEI)
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>According to the statement of The Human Milk Banking Association of North
>America,use of polyethylene bags for milk storage is strongly discouraged.
>The reasons are: the titers of secretory IgA antibody to E.coli  will be
>decreased by as much as 60%;some vitamins are also lost; bags are difficult
>to seal, puncture easily and the risk of milk contamination and loss of milk
>is much greater then with hard sided container.
>(All these come from"Recommendations for collection, storage, and handling
>of a mother's milk for her own infant in the hospital setting", published by
>The Human Milk Banking Association of North America,Inc)
>Chen Chao-Huei M.D.
>Department of Pediatrics
>Taichung Veterans General Hospital
>160, sec 3, Chung Kang Rd
>Taichung 407
>Taiwan
>Tel 886-4-3741259
>Fax 886-4-3591498
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