I taught a class at the Florida International University yesterday and after I explained that drugs during labor effect the baby's motor skills hense his ability to organize his suck swallow and breath, a student asked me. "If epidurals can effect the baby's ability to to suck, why do the hospital staff and doctors tell you that they do not effect the baby?" What I said and what I felt were two different things. I said, I wasn't really sure, that this information was fairly new and hopefully they will recognize it in the near future. Heidi C. Lunn M.S. Nutritionist LLL Leader LLL Florida DC