Jeannette asks about how promote skin-to-skin when the AAP Red Book states: "Delaying prophylaxis for as long as 1 hour after birth to facilitate parent-infant bonding is unlikely to influence efficacy. Longer delays have not been studied." She also sums up the environment here in the USA when she states: "For obvious medico-legal reasons, we cannot delay the eye ointment prophylaxis beyond 1-hour." I, however, read the AAP blurb just the opposite way: That delaying the eye goop probably doesn't make a darn bit of difference, though we don't have studies to show it. Think an interpretation that simple will fly? Especially since we do have buckets of studies talking about the undeniable "efficacy" of skin-to-skin contact between ALL mothers and babies in the mimmeidate post partum hours? -- Liz Brooks JD IBCLC Wyndmoor, PA, USA *********************************************** 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