<< Just an aside, baby mix ups are common and can be discussed with families
 as a plus for rooming in. "No chance for baby mix ups" is one of the most
 common reasons parents at our institution give for wanting to deliver here.
  >>

I guess what absolutely throws me in all of this is that the MOTHERS don't
recognize that this is their infant!

Now truly, if the mother had a general anesthetic, and isn't "allowed" to see
her baby until she is in the PP room, and it is the very first time she has
laid eyes on said baby, then perhaps this is understandable.  But if she was
awake & aware during the birth, was given the baby to hold and (hopefully)
breastfeed within the first hour or so, how does she NOT know HER baby?

Jan -- wondering what is really going on in hospitals where moms can't
identify their own baby....

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