[ozmidwifery] Fw: Hep C question

[M & T Holroyd]

Trying again.  Tina H.   ----- Original Message ----- From: M & T Holroyd To: ozmidwifery Sent: Friday, February 13, 2004 9:11 PM Subject: Hep C question Hi everyone....  you might remember around August last year I sent out a request for my friend (J) with regards to her sister who had Hep C (among many other problems).  Well I have yet another question.  This woman is due to have her baby at the end of March & was told at one of her last antenatal visits that she will be able to breastfeed her bub.  She is very excited about this as it is something that she had wanted to do if safe for bub.  BUT is it safe?  I thought I remembered that you were not able to feed if you had Hep C.  Has something new come up in recent times to say that it is safe even if she wasn't still using IV drugs (not sure if this has stopped).   Thankyou for considering yet another one of my questions.   Tina H.  (Brisbane)