After reading Maureen's post of Feb 8, re NICU mom and desparate to increase milk production, I am interested to know how many other NICUs use the Clas**c pump as their standard when mother and baby are separated. In my community, not many rental depots carry this pump anymore. Most here regard the Lac**na as the standard and the equivalent of a "hospital grade pump". I concur with Maureen's statements about the Clas**c "has a better emptying effect", but it is merely anecedotal. Does anyone know of scientific articles (other than Rental Roundup) that compare the two? I am suspicious of 'scientific data' published by the company that manufactures the product. Several years ago, I left a hospital NICU-LC position where the majority of mothers rented the classic. At one time, way back when..., the Clas**c and S*B were the only types of pump to rent. I seem to recall that the Lac**na was introduced as an alternative for working mothers or short term separations. Now it seems to be the gold standard, even in NICUs. Also, I am interested to see how the Whit******** brand is doing with this population of pumping mothers. Cathy Carnaby, RNC, IBCLC NICU Lactation Consultant Omaha, NE *********************************************** 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