Short communication. Witch's milk: potential for neonatal diagnosis.
The study population comprised 106 infants ranging from 4 days to 19 wk old. Fluid (witch's milk) was obtained from the infants breasts by manual expression. To measure volume, fluid was drawn into calibrated capillary pipettes. The frequency of obtaining witch's milk was 71% for all infants and 100% for infants less than 3 wk of age. It declined with increasing age. The median volume of fluid obtained was 20 microliter per sampling for all infants and 55 microliter for babies less than 3 wk of age. Frequency of witch's milk recovery was significantly related to the degree of manual pressure applied but was not related to sex of the baby.
D001940:Breast / Q000378:metabolism*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007232:Infant, Newborn, Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis; D008297:Male