Corrections to Published ABM Clinical Protocols

In “ABM Clinical Protocol #3: Hospital Guidelines for the Use of Supplementary Feedings in the Healthy Term Breastfed Neonate, Revised 2009” (Breastfeed Med 2009;4:175–182), for the entry in Table 3 (p. 178) under “Time,” the second line should read “24–48 hours.”

In “ABM Clinical Protocol #7: Model Breastfeeding Policy (Revision 2010)” (Breastfeed Med 2010;5:173–177), on p. 176, column 1, under The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, Step #6 should read “Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated.”

In “ABM Clinical Protocol #8: Human Milk Storage Information for Home Use for Full-Term Infants (Original Protocol March 2004; Revision #1 March 2010)” (Breastfeed Med 2010;5:127–130), on p. 128 in Table 1, the temperature for the freezer should read “less than –17°C, or less than 0°F.” Also, in column 1, under Item #4, line 1, the freezer temperature should read “approximately –20°C, or 0°F.”