Anne,
Thanks for letting me (along with others on Lactnet) know that this is
happening in the US!  I get so discouraged at times when I realize how many
thousands of moms and babies are subjected to a system that doesn't really
facilitate mother baby bonding (and the mothers don't seem to notice most of
the time!).  I'm reassured that some places it's working.  I've believed for
a long time that Michigan (I hope I'm getting the MI right) is more
progressive than most other states (esp. TX) when it comes to social
programs and health care reforms.  This week in Austin we've learned that
the only two CNM practices in town are shutting down.  So a midwife attended
hospital birth will no longer be an option to the women of our area. Too bad
I'd never tolerate your winters.
Thanks again -- consider yourself lucky to be in a more "natural"
environment.
Warmly (literally),
Dawn Martin
Austin, TX

----- Original Message -----
From: "Anne Stringer" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Wednesday, May 01, 2002 8:04 PM
Subject: Nurseries


> My hospital has no newborn nursery. All OB rooms are LDRP's and the baby
> stays with Mom. Sick babies go to the NICU, which is within the OB
> department. Babies who are being adopted, and the birth mother does not
> want baby in her room, are boarded in the NICU. If Mom is in ICU, baby
> is boarded in NICU. Circs are done in a procedure room.
> Otherwise, all babies stay with their mothers from birth to going home.
>
> So yes, it's happening here. :)
>
> Anne Stringer, RN
> Munson Medical Center NICU
> Traverse City, MI USA
>

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