If all hospitals went to couplet care (mother-baby care) instead of central nursery, postpartum ward, and separate L&D area, and kept the moms/babies together always from labor thru discharge (sometimes called LDRP), the nursing care (supervision of these at risk babies) could be done much easier. I also tell families in prenatal class to have a helper lined up for around the clock - even if a vag birth. Lots of moms feel they can go it alone, especially if other kids are home that they have daddy home tending to. But....sometimes you need a c-section and sometimes your labor is long and tiring and you will appreciate a helper there. This can be husband, grandmother, sister, whoever. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, s.e. USA ________________________________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free E-mail from MSN Hotmail at http://www.hotmail.com *********************************************** 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