A Pink Milk Bottle Mystery

A Pink Milk Bottle Mystery.

The mother of a 5-week-old term infant brings the infant to the pediatrician’s office, along with a plastic milk bottle used to feed the baby. The bottle has splotches of red-pink material on the inside (Fig. 1). She wants to know what is happening to the milk in the bottle. The mother has been breastfeeding and has recently been transitioning to pumped breast milk in preparation for returning ...

Pink Breast Milk: Serratia marcescens Colonization

Background Breast milk can turn pink with Serratia marcescens colonization, this bacterium has been associated with several diseases and even death. It is seen most commonly in the intensive care settings. Discoloration of the breast milk can lead to premature termination of nursing. We describe two cases of pink-colored breast milk in which S. marsescens was isolated from both the expressed br...

Highlight—The Deep Mystery of Mother’s Milk

One in eight babies is born premature, at least 3 weeks before his or her due date, each year in the United States. A large portion of infant deaths are attributed to early term births and surviving infants are more likely to suffer difficulty breathing, hearing loss, intellectual disabilities, and other health problems (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Office of the Associate Direct...

Mystery in a Bottle: Will the EPA Require Public Disclosure of Inert Pesticide Ingredients?

Use of bottle of cow's milk in nursery