Pam posted: Healthy-e learning posted a study on nipple shield use where the study was done in a hospital clinic staffed only by experienced IBCLC's. 12 month period. 1218 women seen with problems but only 44 were given shields. Half of those babies gained weight of at least 1 oz, 25 % lost weight and 22 remained at same weight; This gives a total of 47 % with failure to thrive. I am wanting to post this study to get acrossed to our staff that nipple shields are not the first route to go when helping a baby who won't latch in the first 24 hours...:( or so. However, I threw away my bibliography page and can't reference the study. Does any one know the one I am talking about? **************************************************************************** **** No, I don't know the study, but would LOVE to have a copy of it. I did the nipple shield clinical workshop at ILCA this last week, and someone mentioned that someone had mentioned a study similar to this, and I'm eager to read it. Really want to know what kind of shields were used, how they ascertained that the no weight gain or loss of weight was related to n.s. use, and not low supply on the part of the mom, etc. So if anyone knows what study this is referencing, you have at least two people that want it!! Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, FILCA Wheaton IL -- amazingly NOT jet-lagged on either end of the trip to Oz. *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome