Hi Lois The onus is on HIM to provide evidence that his position (which is a pharmacological intervention) is safe and effective. Call him on it. Look at Paula Meiers' work with VLBW babies. This will point out that the reason these kids have short guts is that they were fed foreign proteins which set up a systemic infammatory response that led to NEC. Then ask him to demonstrate that further artificial feeding will not cause further complications. grrrrrr (those aren't smoke signals you're seeing from over the horizon. It's the steam rising from my ears!) Nina Berry Australia *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome