Hi! I found this interesting and nicely written---even though it is from 1998, and I'm sure there are updated studies, it seems to fit the discussions going on now. http://www.lalecheleague.org/llleaderweb/LV/LVOctNov98p102.html Melinda Lueck, RN, BSN, IBCLC, LCCE Toledo, Ohio (Sorry I haven't really introduced myself---I did once a long time ago! I'm a hospital-based LC, 5000+ births/year (between two hospitals); very busy as we only have about 1.5 FTEs (divided between several part-timers) for post-partum, NICU, Peds, outpatient office visits, staff education, etc. We are going to have a full-time LC (me!) starting the first of the year and maybe more LC hours added next year.) *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html