title: Standards of cleansing and sterilization of infant feeding utensils in the home.
abstract: Microbiological standards achieved by mothers when sterilizing babies' feeding utensils in the home were studied in the Slough area in England. Results indicated a marked improvement in this aspect of baby hygiene when compared to results of a similar survey conducted in the town of Reading, England, in 1970. Previously, 78% of bottles and 70% of the teats were recorded as being satisfactorily sterilized. During this study the number of sterile bottles had risen to 98.1%, sterile teats to 90-6%. These improved standards may be an indication of better education of mothers.
mesh_terms: D001903:Bottle Feeding; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000592:standards; D007225:Infant Food / Q000592:standards*; D013242:Sterilization / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*