Hi all. I live in a country like Italy where the National Health System does not allow (yet) room for new professional figures like IBCLCs to operate in public settings, and especially those not coming from the health care system. In order to show "hard data" as a first step towards a change, I need to gather any possible published evidence on the positive presence and impact of IBCLC lactation consultants in hospitals (nurseries and NICUs, other wards) and and birthing centers. Any input by colleagues from Europe,U.S., Australia will be greatly appreciated. M.Ersilia Armeni pediatrician, IBCLC *********************************************** 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