but, the Joint Commission only directs the
actions of hospital STAFF, correct? there is no
way their standards can stop a MOTHER from
holding and nursing her own newborn, right?
in which case this rule would be a positive thing
for most mothers, ie, it would delay interference
from staff.
tina
At 2:14 PM -0400 6/16/07, [log in to unmask] wrote:
>
>.. to have the baby's pediatrician have to SIGN
>an order to feed the normal healthy newborn
>would be the height of stupidity, as often the
>baby isn't seen by their peds until the day
>after they are born when the doc makes his/her
>usual rounds.
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Tina Kimmel, PhD, MSW, MPH
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