The title sounds positive with the *improved* technique, it also sounds great that it leads to a decrease in operative vaginal deliverys. But then go on to state it causes *APGAR scores of 7 or less at 1 minute were significantly more common with the low dose group* and also *newborns had a higher high-level resuscitation rate.* Oh, great, the moms have less operative interventions, but look at the cost to the babies. I don't think this is good news for bf initiation if they have to resuscitate babies, it certainly isn't good news for the babies, period! I continue to be frustrated with the over use and abuse of epidurals. I continue to believe in the normalcy of birth. This is what womens bodies were designed to do, perfectly, without epidurals. Roni M. Chastain, RN, LCCE, FACCE Long Island, New York > > > Subject: Hopefully also good news for breastfeeding initiation > > <NORMAL VAGINAL DELIVERY RATE IS IMPROVED WITH LOW-DOSE EPIDURAL > TECHNIQUES > Low-dose epidural techniques achieve higher normal vaginal delivery > rates than do traditional epidural methods, according to a report > published in the July 7th issue of The Lancet. > http://womenshealth.medscape.com/40023.rhtml?srcmp=wh-070601 > *********************************************** 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