It seems obvious to me that evolution has had a hand in the different attitudes. In the U.K nurses and midwives have evolved so that they do not pick up infections from mothers and babies. In the U.S and some other parts of the world the staff are more at risk because they have missed out on this evolutionary trait. Simple really! Unable to curb the sarcasm today because one of my cats is missing and I am sooooo upset. -- Carolyn Westcott RN IBCLC Southampton UK mailto:[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(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html