Sadly, the June/July2001 AWHONN Lifelines article "Genetic Advances in Bipolar Disoder" continues the propagation of breastfeeding barriers. Under the subheading"What about Breastfeeding" the authors state" All psychotropic medications pass into breastmilk. However,data concerning the subsequent effects of these medications on the infant is very limited. The bipolar patient who is taking antipsychotics should be counseled against breastfeeding because the concentration in milk is three times the mothers serum levels. An extensive review of the literature on this topic can be found in Suri,Altshuler,Burt,and Hendrick(1998)." Groan! Lisa Jones RN IBCLC *********************************************** 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