Colostrum milk at 48 to 72 hours after parturition may be higher than in colostrum or in late-lactation milk. Fat concentration in bovine colostrum is extremely variable. Newborns have very immature and small digestive systems, and colostrum delivers its nutrients in a very concentrated low-volume form. It has a mild laxative effect, encouraging the passing of the baby's first stool, which is called meconium. This clears excess bilirubin, a waste-product of dead red blood cells, which is produced in large quantities at birth due to blood volume reduction from the infant's body and helps prevent jaundice. Colostrum is known to contain
A Boy Called Dad audience favorite at the festival. The film has since gone on to screen in at the 4th International Rome Film Festival, the CineMagic in Belfast, and to a home crowd at the Salford Film Festival. "A Boy Called Dad" was released on DVD on 14 August 2010. A Boy Called Dad A Boy Called Dad (2009) is a British feature film, produced by Made Up North Productions. It is the feature film debut of director Brian Percival, screenwriter Julie Rutterford, and producers Michael Knowles and Stacey Murray, and co-producer Mark John (Vision Thing). It stars Ian Hart and Kyle Ward