Ann Calandro writes:
>Our nurse manager is considering instituting a nap time for new moms for a
>couple of hours in the mid-afternoon. We have noticed that moms have a lot
>of company all day long and by the time night rolls around, they are tired and
>babies come alive, ready to eat. We wondered if instituting a quiet 
>time in the
>afternoon might increase sleep for moms and thus increase breastfeeding
>success. We hope that less moms will want to have the nurse give the baby a
>bottle so she can get more sleep. Has anyone tried this in their hospital?
>We were considering having no visitors, and having phones turned off during
>that time. Thoughts?
>Also, has anybody seen any research on this?

Ann, this is standard practice in Australia. I think it is two hours 
in the early afternoon (I don't work in a hospital) when no visitors 
are allowed (except maybe partners) and the mothers are allowed to 
rest without interruptions. I don't know if anyone has actually 
researched this, or it just grew out of it being commonsense!
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