I had planned to get this message out 2 days ago and got bogged down, then went to the library and was glad I waited! No need to reiterate what L. Gartner shared about Hep A and Hep B. I simply wnated to add that there are some recent papers (one in J Pediatr and one in Lancet) that also conclude Hep C is not a probelm fro the babies of mothers positive for it. Hope this, too, helps, Ted. If you want specific references, call me privately and I will get them to you. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%% %% "We are all faced with a series of great %% %% opportunities brilliantly disguised as %% %% impossible situations" - definition of a %% %% lactation consulting service. %% %% Kathleen G. Auerbach, PhD, IBCLC %% %% [log in to unmask] Homewood, Illinois USA %% %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%