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As it turns out, human milk isn't much better than cow or goat milk,
when it comes to transfusions.
From https://deepblue.lib.umich.edu/bitstream/handle/2027.42/74609/j.1537-2995.1969.tb04920.x.pdf
Early History of Blood Substitutes
Transfusion of Milk
H. A. OBERMAN
From the Department of Pathology (Section of Blood Bank), University of Michigan
Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
[...]
Nevertheless, in 1880, Howe attempted one final experiment.11 He sought to determine whether human milk might prove superior to the milk of the cow or goat €or transfusion purposes. He attempted the infusion of three ounces of milk obtained from a healthy postpartum woman. The patient, a woman with suppurative lung disease, complained of pain in her chest and back shortly after the injection began, and stopped breathing after two ounces had been given; however, she was resuscitated by artificial respiration and by “injections of morphine and whiskey.” Howe concluded that human milk was no more suitable for transfusion than goat or cow milk.
Thereafter, enthusiasm for milk transfusion quickly waned. In 1880 Meldon observed that the procedure had received little support in Europe, and had fallen into disrepute in New York.12 Final abandonment of milk transfusion came with the advent of isotonicsaline solutions for intravenous use. By 1884 Bull4 was able to find only 19 previous reports of saline infusion; however, these solutions rapidly achieved tremendous popularity. Meanwhile, blood transfusion lay dormant, awaiting the momentous discoveries of the 20th century.
Transfusion of Milk
H. A. OBERMAN
From the Department of Pathology (Section of Blood Bank), University of Michigan
Medical Center, Ann Arbor, Michigan
In the final quarter of the 19th century, dissatis-
faction with blood transfusion prompted a brief
wave of enthusiasm for transfusion of milk as a
blood substitute. Although transfusion of cow’s
milk wm first attempted in Canada in 1854, this
form of treatment achieved its greatest popularity
in the United States between 1878 and 1880. During
this interval, transfusion of milk from cows, goats
and humans was attempted. However, adverse
effects, as well as the advent of isotonic saline
solutions, prompted its discontinuance.
[...]
Nevertheless, in 1880, Howe attempted one final experiment.11 He sought to determine whether human milk might prove superior to the milk of the cow or goat €or transfusion purposes. He attempted the infusion of three ounces of milk obtained from a healthy postpartum woman. The patient, a woman with suppurative lung disease, complained of pain in her chest and back shortly after the injection began, and stopped breathing after two ounces had been given; however, she was resuscitated by artificial respiration and by “injections of morphine and whiskey.” Howe concluded that human milk was no more suitable for transfusion than goat or cow milk.
Thereafter, enthusiasm for milk transfusion quickly waned. In 1880 Meldon observed that the procedure had received little support in Europe, and had fallen into disrepute in New York.12 Final abandonment of milk transfusion came with the advent of isotonicsaline solutions for intravenous use. By 1884 Bull4 was able to find only 19 previous reports of saline infusion; however, these solutions rapidly achieved tremendous popularity. Meanwhile, blood transfusion lay dormant, awaiting the momentous discoveries of the 20th century.
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(Inspired by an episode of No Such Thing as a Fish )
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