From CNN:

                      Patients who want to know the
                      recommended treatments for their medical problems will
                      have a place to turn in cyberspace under a program
                      announced Wednesday.

                      A new National Guideline Clearinghouse will post the full
                      range of treatment guidelines on the World Wide Web, the
                      Department of Health and Human Services said Wednesday.

                      The project, expected to be launched in fall 1998, is
                      being developed with the American Medical Association and
                      the American Association of Health Plans, which represents
                      health maintenance organizations and other managed-care
                      plans.

                      "Internet technology makes it possible to provide the
                      rapid access to the latest information on medical
                      treatments," Health and Human Services Secretary Donna
                      Shalala said in a statement.

                      The Web site will offer summaries or full texts of the
                      recommended treatments for various conditions, compare
                      different recommendations on similar topics and offer
                      electronic mailing lists to allow discussions among people
                      with similar interests.

Does anyone know if these guidelines will include things like normal childbirth
procedures or addressing problems with breastfeeding?


J. Rachael Hamlet
Author, The Breastfeeding Advocacy Page
http://www.clark.net/pub/activist/bfpage/bfpage.html