Advantages of Breast Milk, and Pasteurization

Protects the preterm Infant

Reduces significantly:

Gastro intestinal infections

Respiratory Infections

Necrotising Enterocolitis Otitis Media

Urinary tract infections

Neurological Development

IQ studies show babies reared on

mother’s milk have a slightly higher IQ

Economics of Pasteurization Versus Total Parental Nutrition

Breast milk or donor breast milk can be tolerated by babies earlier than specialist formula milks

High Cost of TPN

Babies are usually on TPN between 1-10 days

Babies who receive breast milk have an average

shorter stay in an intensive care cot of 2- 3 days

Cost saving of TPN, cot and nursing.

Feeding breast milk is an investment in future health

Less chance of babies being re-admitted with

gastro enteritis and respiratory infections