HB1577

Save Oklahoma Farms And Ranches

All babies should have access to human milk instead of formula (often derived from soy-estrogen based products.) Note: Human donor milk is extremely expensive. New technologies such as tetrapak and pressure pasteurization (no heat) should be utilized. However, this bill limits the necessity to the following infants: a. the infant has a birth weight of less than one thousand five hundred (1,500) grams or an infant body weight below healthy levels, as determined by the ordering provider, b. the infant's gestational age at birth was thirty-four (34) weeks or less, or c. the infant has any congenital or acquired condition for which the ordering provider determines that the use of donor human milk-derived products is medically necessary and will support the treatment and recovery of the infant; NOTE: Infants with cow milk protein allergy should also be included, and all infants up to 1 year of age. The benefits and cost savings to the future health of the child will far outweigh the initial costs of providing human donor milk. (In Europe hospitals provide donkey milk to preterm infants for a fraction of the cost of human milk with similar results.)