I need some scientific references which refer to the condition of the newborn's intestines, ie, born pretty much free of bacteria. Can anyone help please? Joylyn *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html