I'm wondering if anyone is familiar with an article in the Sept 2002 Journal of Midwifery & Women's Health on post partum depression by Kennedy, Beck and Driscoll? I am not able to access more than the abstract which doesn't give me the information I need. In this article there is, according to a midwife colleague, the recommendation for women predisposed to depression to have six hr of uninterrupted sleep on two non-consecutive nights per week, starting around the second week postpartum for several weeks. Pumping is evidently suggested so Dad can give a bottle during this 6 hr stretch. This approach would seem to likely interfere with the establishment of breastfeeding on several levels and I'd like to know if anyone has seen this used and what the outcome was in regard to breastfeeding. I understand the link between sleep deprivation and depression, but think there are other ways of prevention less likely to interfere with breastfeeding. Comments? ( Am planning to get the article next week) Barbara Latterner, BSN, RN, IBCLC *********************************************** 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(R) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html