Standards of cleansing and sterilization of infant feeding utensils in the home
Clegg, A.; Duke, A.M.; Prosser-Snelling, K.R.
Journal of International Medical Research 5(6): 473-475
1977
ISSN/ISBN: 0300-0605 PMID: 590604 Document Number: 123839
Microbiological standards achieved by mothers when sterilizing babies' feeding utensils in the home were studied in the Slough area in England. Results indicated a marked improvement in this aspect of baby hygiene when compared to results of a similar survey conducted in the town of Reading, England, in 1970. Previously, 78% of bottles and 70% of the teats were recorded as being satisfactorily sterilized. During this study the number of sterile bottles had risen to 98.1%, sterile teats to 90-6%. These improved standards may be an indication of better education of mothers.