Cindy:

  the list of suportive articles are:

    kurauchi, o arch gynec & Obstet 253: 121 1993
    ogasawara s et al lancet 341: 561 1993
    uehara s et al tohoki j exp med 171: 195 1993
    westal r et al j med virol 30:178 1990
    zanetti a.t. et al lancet 345: 289 1995
    lin h-h et al j. pediatrics 126:589 1995
    greyson ml branoff km med j of australia 163:107 1995


       bf is not considered a major risk factor in  maternal infant
transmission of hcv..  the risk during acute infrection remains UNCERTIAN.

             Patricia