In a message dated 98-07-26 00:08:18 EDT, Cyndi writes:

<<  It makes me crazy... I know there are other
 hospitals out there that don't practice mom baby separation >>

It must be very hard to be a compassionate, educated (about BF), and rational
nurse in the irrational world of hospital birth.  Pat in SNJ was right in
calling for a new childbirth revolution.  I would love private email on this
(if we are straying too far from the purpose of Lactnet).  Who ready to sign
up?  Who is ready to lead?  IMO midwife attended homebirth with compassionate,
intelligent hospital backup is the goal but we are very far away from that
right now.  What can these moms and nurses do in the meantime to tackle the
issues of hospital birth?

Elaine Ziska, who has recovered from hospital experience of my friend  - she
and baby are fine fine fine :-)