Lamaze International has a set of six Care Practices for Normal Birth. "Care Practice #6: No Separation of Mother and Baby After Birth with Unlimited Opportunities for Breastfeeding" contains many references that may be useful in your search. You can find it online at: <http://www.lamaze.org/ChildbirthEducators/ResourcesforEducators/CarePracti cePapers/NoSeparation/tabid/488/Default.aspx> Hope this helps. Warmly, Michelle Roth, BA, LCCE *********************************************** 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