I work in 2 different community hospitals. We have had several adoptive moms nurse their newborns in the hospital setting; in my role as LC I visit the adoptive mom just as though she had given birth in our hospital, offering her the same services we offer to other moms and babies. I have worked with adoptive moms in the room with the birth mom when this is comfortable to both individuals involved. If either is not comfortable with this, I work with the adoptive mom and baby in the feeding room (a place provided by the hospital for moms whose babies are hospitalized following mom's discharge). The only thing required in order for the adoptive mom to nurse the baby in our setting is a written statement by the birth mom that the adopting parents have her permission to parent the newborn in the hospital. The hospitals have a standard form for this. When appropriate, we add the words "including breastfeeding" and the birth mom signs the form. Anne Stiller, RNC, IBCLC in VA *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html