Can't imagine the red tape that this system would create in the US :-( Poor babies would probably never get any milk! We have a knack for making everything SO complicated, to our loss. Pat in SNJ >I reiterate, for those of you who have tuned in since last time the subject > was raised, that our donor milk is frozen fresh, and not pasteurized. The > donors are screened for tobacco and medication use, otherwise as for blood > donation plus several extra virus tests, and the milk is tested for > bacteria > content, and returned to the donor if bacteria counts exceed the limits > established by the national group working with donor milk. Mothers who > test > positive for cytomegalovirus may donate but their milk is not used for the > extremely premature babies. We do not restrict the use of a mother's own > milk for her baby, however. All the milk 'banks' are based in regional > hospitals, which are all part of the universal public health system. No > one > is charged for the milk individually; the cost of having a donor milk > system > is part of the costs of having health services. The donors themselves are > compensated for their time and trouble, and are supplied with a pump and > collection containers. Transporting the milk to the hospital is a shared > responsibility between donors and hospital, where local conditions > determine > what is the most practical method. *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] The LACTNET email list is powered by LISTSERV (R). There is only one LISTSERV. To learn more, visit: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html