Considering 2.3 million pacifiers have been recalled in the past 5 years, I would think handing out pacifiers would be very risky business! Health care facilities might want to consider contacting risk management. Best wishes from cold and rainy Ohio, Heather "Sam" Doak <Marsha Walker, RN, IBCLC posted: >We have nurses in hospitals giving out pacifiers to every parent telling >them a fairy tale of how this will protect their baby from SIDS.>> -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.344 / Virus Database: 267.12.4/143 - Release Date: 10/19/05 *********************************************** 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