All Israeli hospitals have a two-hour nap-time in the afternoon.  Mothers 
have the option in most of them to keep the baby with them or leave them in 
the nursery.  Obviously we encourage them to keep the baby with them during 
that time because it may be the only quiet period they have.
Visiting hours seem to extend from 8a.m. to 9 p.m. and in the late afternoon 
most postnatal wards resemble Grand Central Station with no restriction on 
numbers of visitors.
So most women are really pleased when the doors are closed after lunch and 
they can have a nap.  Of course the cleaners may barge in during that time 
or the nurse at the desk has a loud telephone conversation, or somebody`s 
mother-in arrives from the other end of the country and begs to be allowed 
in.................
Wendy Blumfield
NCT ANT Tutor/BFC
Israel Childbirth Education Centre

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Ann Calandro" <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Friday, December 29, 2006 12:55 AM
Subject: Nap Time for New Moms


> 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?
> Thanks for any suggestions on this.
> Ann Calandro, RNC, IBCLC
>
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