We have recently had a Mom (and she is not the first, unfortunately) who was HIV + have a baby who was admitted to the NICU. Mom's condition is UNKNOWN to Dad! Everyone was so sick about it. Here this Dad is totally blind and not one of us can say a word. Mom hides her medications at home and plans on doing the same with baby. This couple looks like a normal couple. Not someone who walked off of the street. Where is this man's rights?? Mom is protected by patient confidentiality. But what about Dad? How awful is all of this for him!?! The nurses would practically break down in tears every time he walked into the NICU to visit his baby. Having trouble believing people can be so deceiving. Pam Hendrix, RN, IBCLC, ICCE South Florida Hospital Based *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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