Dr. Wight, Thank-you. I was positive you would have it, but couldn't find it yesterday since I obviously went to the wrong site. This is very much what we needed. Plus, since I gave them a copy of the entire printed toolkit; of course pointing out the one policy they were looking for ... This gave me a legitimate way to introduce to the neonatologist and staff all the WEALTH of other information contained in the Toolkit. Maybe this opportunity will be a spring board we can keep building on. Thanks again, Rachel In a message dated 11/18/2004 12:31:21 PM Pacific Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes: Any of you who have specific hospital policies addressing this issue? I'd appreciate it if you could possibly share a copy with us! XXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXXX Go to www.cpqcc.org, click on Toolkit for Improving Nutrition in the VLBW Infant, go to the Appendix G 2. Embedded in one of the BM in the NICU policies is the policy you seek (page 94-95). People get so uptight about this, but the risk is infintessimally small. Also see excellent article at: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/472406 Nancy Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP Neonatologist, Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Children's Hospital Medical Director, Sharp HealthCare Lactation Services San Diego, CA [log in to unmask] *********************************************** 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