At the hospital where I work babies are not admitted, but are allowed to stay with their mothers as long as there is another adult who will stay with and be responsible for the baby. Also, there needs to be a private room available for the mother (not usually a problem). I'm not sure if there is a specific written policy that addresses this or whether it is just understood. If you want me to look for an official policy, let me know. Becky Krumwiede, RN, IBCLC Appleton, Wisconsin *********************************************** 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