New study examines resurgence of milk sharing

A new study examines the history and resurgence of milk sharing. The results of the study will be presented at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) 2019 meeting, which will take place from April 24 to May 1 in Baltimore.

Wet nursing was considered the safest and most popular alternative form of nutrition until new options were invented, leading to a potential decline in the profession. Today, society is witnessing a resurgence of milk-sharing practices among surplus women who store more bad milk and sell it. In contrast to wet nursing, however, these interactions often take place away from regulation and medical examinations, which previously badured that this practice was relatively safe.

"While the practice of milk sharing has existed for centuries (as this abstract points out), the unregulated sharing of milk via the Internet poses security concerns and is therefore discouraged," said Ruth Milanaik, DO, l & 39; one of the authors of the study. "Physicians need to be aware of the upsurge in this practice and encourage participation in the regulated sharing of milk through milk banks."

Milk sharing practices date back to 2000 BC BC, when wet nurses badfed a child who was not biologically theirs. At that time, nursing nurses play a vital and vital role in feeding infants who have no other form of nutrition if their mother can not provide enough bad milk herself. Nursing nursing has evolved into a well-regulated profession, governed by laws and contracts, including the requirement to pbad a medical examination before being registered.

Although common, wet nursing care has also been the subject of much criticism from those concerned about its effects on the mother-child relationship and the risk of transmission of the disease (exacerbated by the low socioeconomic status of many nurses). Despite these objections, the lack of hygienic baby bottles, proper infant formula and proper sterilization techniques (to allow the storage of bad milk) has been nurtured by the nanny for centuries as the only safe alternative to milk. maternal mother. It was only when these 18th and 19th century inventions, combined with society's historical mistrust of nursing nurses, that the wet nurse nurse lost popularity.

Physicians need to understand the history of milk sharing – its important role and its previous status as a well-regulated profession – to best advocate for patients and policy makers for safer practices and regulations for sharing .

"This project is actually the result of another study we were conducting on milk-sharing practices among parents of newborns," said Nikita Sood, one of the authors of the study. ;study. "We thought it was important to look at the history of this practice to better understand the culture surrounding milk sharing and to advocate for a safe sharing of milk." maternal."

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Sood will present the results of "The Resurgence of the Wet Nurse" on Saturday, April 27 at 8 pm EDT.