See JHL 2000;16(1):47-51. Alexandria, Virginia attorney Priscilla Bornmann and British solicitor Graham Ross co-authored this article in regard to "two cases in which parents sought legal advice in relation to supplemental feedings and artificial nipples. The authors recommend that parents send a letter of direction to their health care providers prior to their infant's delivery, and a sample is provided. In many jurisdictions, if the parents' directions are not followed, the provider may be liable under the theory known as civil battery." Bornmann and Ross discuss their respective cases. Note that in the American case, breastfeeding was never successfully initiated in spite of the expressed wishes of the mother, although at least six formula feedings were remarked to have been given by various staff members. According to Ms. Bornmann, "by the time the couple first meet with their lawyer, their 18-month-old daughter had developed serious allergies, including a milk allergy, and had been hospitalized for repeated respiratory infections." Debra Swank, RN BSN IBCLC RLC Winchester, Virginia USA *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html