Once the Gold conference is 'over', one will be able to access 
individual talks for much less. Check again in a month or so. The $205 
is a bargain for all the talks together, but if that's not affordable 
and you only need one or two, paying individually can work.

Catherine Watson Genna BS, IBCLC  NYC  cwgenna.com


On 5/13/2012 5:51 PM, Sarah Vaughan wrote:
> On 13/05/2012 02:20, Maria Paciullo wrote:
>> …just thinking that strawberries are at least still strawberries, 
>> whether they are fresh, frozen or dehydrated.  Formula is not even 
>> close to human milk.
> And pasteurised human milk from a bottle isn't that close to 
> breastfeeding.  There's a significant reduction in immune factors (see 
> http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3009567/?tool=pubmed), and 
> the suckling mechanism is entirely different.  We have very limited 
> data on how that may affect outcomes.  The rather limited data we do 
> have suggests that it probably isn't significantly better than formula 
> in terms of risk of infection (see 
> http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/116/2/400.abstract).  I 
> just don't see how it can possibly be valid to assume, in the absence 
> of considerably more research into the matter, that donor milk must be 
> so far superior to formula that we should be going to any lengths to 
> provide it instead.
>
>>   Re risk--if there are any doubts about weighing risks of human milk 
>> sharing v. formula, please tune into James Akre (of the WHO) and his 
>> presentation at GOLD 2012 for his thoroughly researched presentation 
>> in support of human milk sharing.
>>
> It's $205 to gain access.  I'm happy for you to pass on any figures or 
> cites of his.
>
>
> Best wishes,
>
> Dr Sarah Vaughan
> MBChB MRCGP
>
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