Dr. Ruth Lawrence, "A Review of the Medical Benefits and Contraindications to Breastfeeding in the United States", Oct. 1997: "All infants born to mothers with active disease (HBV) or persistent hepatitis B specific antigen (HBsAg) should receive Hepatitis B specific immunoglobulin (HBIG) immediately at birth or as soon thereafter as possible....As soon as HBIG is given, breastfeeding may begin." (p. 14, column 2) BTW, single copies of this very valuable guide are available free from: National Maternal & Child Health CLearing House 2070 Chain Bridge Road, Suite 450 Vienna, VA 22182-2536 (703) 356-1964 FAX: (703) 821-2098 Cathy Bargar RN IBCLC Ithaca NY *********************************************** 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