Yes, sts is very important/vital in first hour (especially with establishing 
family germs vs hospital germs). That is the ideal that we are working 
towards.  (Education, publicity and situations like Karen's recent post are 
what help change policies and customs.)  I did my research on how long it 
takes nurses to adopt a new idea.  You will all be sad to know it is 
years!!!  Baby Friendly is helping tremndously with this in our area.  It is 
becoming sort of a competition.  sts is just like BF.  We've had to push and 
push for years and some places it is really improving.  Eventually sts will 
catch on, parents will insist on it.

Fortunately we know humans are very adaptable and it seems to me that it 
helps whenever parents can get their baby in their own hands, whether it is 
because of hospital "policy"/customs, surgery, adoption and so on.  Pat in 
SNJ 

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