In a message dated 1/31/03 3:36:27 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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> A: An abscess cannot be far enough. It is well-known that bacteria can =
> spread from the opened abscess to a lot larger distance than the size of =
> a woman's breast. The "right" conditions for hygiene can never be so =
> right that the nursing mother can be sure that no pathogen would get in =
> and on the baby's body.
>
>

Well, she better not even live in the same house with the baby then!
     Tongue firmly in cheek,
Nikki Lee RN, MSN, Mother of 2, IBCLC, CIMI, CCE, craniosacral therapy
Adjunct faculty, Union Institute and University, Maternal and Child Health:
Lactation Consulting
Supporting the WHO Code and the Mother Friendly Childbirth Initiative

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