Feeding overstrength cows' milk to babies.

The dangers of overstrength milk feeds have been emphasized in several reports during the last two years. They may even be a factor in unexpected death in infants. Samples of prepared dried milk feeds were obtained from 302 mothers who brought their 5- to 8-week-old infants to a special follow-up clinic. Determination of the sodium content of the milk indicated that 57% of the feeds were significantly overstrength. There is an urgent need to improve mothers' knowledge of the importance of preparing dried cows' milk infant feeds correctly.