To end a heavy week on a positive note, some might be interested in our new 
hospital policy for visitors.

Our old policy allowed for fathers (or other birth partner) and siblings to 
visit any time until 21h00.  Other visitors were restricted to 15h00 to 
16h00 (no children under 12) and the babies were in the nursery for 
infection and security reasons. Grandparents only were allowed between 19h00 
to 20h00 and babies were in the rooms with their mothers.

Now - the times are the same, but all babies are with their mothers for 
visiting times - *skin-to-skin*.  The mothers really love this because they 
really don't want their visitors picking the baby up and passing him around. 
Visiting time is so quiet - no babies crying!  The new policy has been 
well-accepted, even by staff members who have not been very suportive of 
KMC.

Jean Ridler  RN  RM  IBCLC
South Africa   [log in to unmask] 

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