Just for your information we do have a milk bank at Children's Hospital here
in Vancouver, try 875-2000 to get the specific phone number or try the #
below.  Marian Tomm Pastore, Simon Fraser Health Region, Burnaby BC

Melodie may have shared the following information with you already:

Human Milk: Cutting Edge Research Conference, Richmond

Presented by Human Milk Banking Association of North America. Richmond BC,

June 7 and 8. June 9 Post Conference Special workshop with Molly Pessl on

the Baby Friendly Initiative. From 9 to 4 at BC Children's and Women's

Hospital, Vancouver. Call 1-800-663-0299. Vancouver 604-7878. Early Bird

registration by April 7.

-----Original Message-----
From: Michel Lucas [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
Sent: Monday, February 26, 2001 2:07 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Breastmilk bank


After reading the article of Singhal A et al, I'm wondering if we can find
here in Canada a Breastmilk bank.

If someone have more information about Breastmilk bank, would you please
contact me.



Singhal A, Cole TJ, Lucas A. February 10, 2001. Early nutrition in preterm
infants and later blood pressure: two cohorts after randomised trials. THE
LANCET. 357: 413-19.



Yours sincerely,

Michel Lucas, Nutritionist, Dt.P., B.sc., Ph.D. Candidate

Research Associate

Public Health Research Unit

2400 d'Estimauville

Beauport (Québec) Canada, G1E 7G9

Tel:1 (418) 666-7000 ext. 304

Fax: 1(418) 666-2776

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