Well, this is more like Skin-to-Skin Plus. If you are an ILCA member, you can download and use, *for free*, a ready-to-use PowerPoint presentation called "Clinical Guidelines for the Establishment of Exclusive Breastfeeding." It is based upon the 2005 document by the same name, altho the PowerPoint is only about a month old. Downloading (*for free*) the Guidelines publication from the ILCA website will also give you all the evidence (references and study cites) for the recommendations offered, including "#1: Faciliate breastfeeding within the first hour after birth and provide for continuous skin-to-skin contact between mother and infant until afer the first feeding." Now, those two freebies alone are worth the price of an ILCA membership, don't you agree? So join at www.ilca.org when you are over there downloading your free printed copy of the Clinical Guidelines (click on "Resource Room" on the home page). Liz Brooks, JD, IBCLC -- and ILCA Board Member 2005-2008 Wyndmoor, PA, USA *********************************************** 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