Dear Pam, I don't have my reference at home but Ruth Lawrence has written about Hep B and hopefully some others will respond to you. I am confused to what your role is at the hospital and how you came to know about this case? If you work in the maternity unit and assist mothers with breastfeeding, then why would you not be permitted to talk with the doctors or patient? How did the director get involved? What some clinicians don't understand is that they can't keep their clients in a bubble, isolated from the outside. Especially now days with computers and the web. Barbara Wilson Clay has brought this up in the past and her comments could be found in the archives on ways to approach clinicians to help educate them without alienating them. This seems one of those times when the health professionals need education but you want them to listen with an open mind. Keep being the advocate. Ann Perry RN IBCLC Boston, MA *********************************************** To temporarily stop your subscription: set lactnet nomail To start it again: set lactnet mail (or digest) To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet All commands go to [log in to unmask] 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