pat when i started a new job at a hosp w/o pumps, one nurse was referring all moms to a maternity store. they did have the lowest prices on rentals but i thought moms should be given options. so i wrote up a little handout about why i recommend hosp.grade pumps for certain situations and i listed the rental depots in the surrounding area. i believe i listed all the ones in new orleans and 2 each from surrounding suburbs. i think this is fair. it has been posted about in the past and i believe discussed in JHL re the ethical questions. i am very comfortable w/ my own ethics and do not refer for pumps unless i feel it is definitely needed. in other words i do not routinely recommend pumps. due to the difficulty moms have had in obtaining pumps from these places and i have had in helping to arrange these pumps from various vendors, i feel we really need decent pumps in our own immediate community. so i have suggested to establish a pump program at our hospital which has been approved and hopefully w/i a short period of time will be up and running. my boss plans to use the income from the pump rentals and sales to send nurses for continuing education. i will continue to recommend pumps for the same reasons i have been doing so: premies, babies not latching, etc. i will continue to let mothers know of the places that rent/sell pumps in the surrounding communities, including our own facility. Laurie Wheeler, IBCLC, MN, RN New Orleans Louisiana, s.e. USA _________________________________________________________________ STOP MORE SPAM with the new MSN 8 and get 2 months FREE* http://join.msn.com/?page=features/junkmail *********************************************** 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