I think a signed, informed consent re: use of nipple shield and outline of parents' responsibilty for follow-up protects the hospital, LC and nipple shield co. But maybe I'm naive :-) Sincerely, Pat in SNJ *********************************************** 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