Nikki asks, <<Please help me to understand this correctly. Teaching and helping mothers to achieve correct latch was rejected for this study because it was perceived as not alleviating nipple pain??? Whereas giving mothers products was the ethical choice?? Am I reading this correctly??>> No, I think all were taught how to achieve correct latch -- what was "unethical" was using a group of mothers who were JUST taught correct positioning & latch and not giving them either the lanolin or the hydrogels. So there was no "control group" of mothers that didn't receive one or the other intervention. Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC Wheaton, Illinois www.lactationeducationconsultants.com *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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