In a message dated 5/28/99 4:40:02 PM Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: << often-stated idea that babies whose mothers have had IVs in labor may have an inflated birthweight, thus making the subsequent weight loss sound worse than it really is. >> I think I read this in Henci Goer's "Obstetric Myths vs Research Realities" my copy is lent out or I'd check. If anyone has any other concrete references I'd appreciate a copy by private email since my lactnet reading is sporadic at best these days. Elaine Ziska Jackson, MS *********************************************** 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