A reference hand-book for nurses

by Amanda K. Beck

MODIFIED MILK.

Add water or other substances to cow’s milk to change it to agree with the digestion of the infant. Malted foods when mixed with water are deficient, and by adding milk or cream it becomes modified milk.

All mixtures should be cold when adding milk, and water sterilized when used as a diluent.

Note.—The natural food for the infant is human milk. The breast-fed babies are healthier, more vigorous, and more resistant to disease. (See Rickets and Scurvy.)