Jennie How sad this poor mom and baby did not get immediate help w/ bf. This is the time to write this all up and get the mother to do the same. Ask the hosp lactation center to get involved and you guys mount an education campaign, provide articles, easy handouts, etc. on bf in the nicu/ bf the preterm infant. Offer to do or ask the lactation program to do a short inservice education program for the staff. Good luck you may be able to change their practice now. Laurie Wheeler, RN, MN, IBCLC Violet Louisiana, SE USA _______________________________________________________________ Get Free Email and Do More On The Web. Visit http://www.msn.com *********************************************** 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