To all,

I know this is not research based, but it is
practical.  The last two hospitals I worked at had
policies in place that if a mom was readmitted the
baby could room in with her but a support person had
to be with her 24/7 also to help take care of the
baby.  This makes sense in many ways:
1.  No admission notes/physical/extra duties or
increased census from doctor and nurses.
2. No additional charge from hospital.
3.  Mother is still free to have unlimited feedings
with baby.
4.  Baby is still free to have unlimited feedings with
mother.
5.  Support people can change out and take turns.
They just need to have someone there so mom (who is
admitted and sick) does not have to care for the baby
all by herself).  And nurses etc dont have to care for
baby and potentially expose the baby to all the
nasties in the hospital as well.

Its a total win-win situation.

Theresa Johnson RN IBCLC
Heidelberg Germany
--- Darryl and Janice Reynolds
<[log in to unmask]> wrote:
> A nurse manager in Canada has a situation she needs
> help with.  She is very committed to making the
> hospital more "baby-friendly" and has written a
> breastfeeding policy for the hospital.
>
> In the policy it states that when a breastfeeding
> mother is admitted to hospital her baby is also to
> be admitted under the attending physician. A
> physician is challenging this and the nurse manager
> is looking for other hospitals that may have
> encountered the same thing or are using the same
> recommendation successfully.
>
> (I have searched the archives and found a few posts
> and policies regarding babies re-admitted or not
> discharged yet, and moms will stay in hospital while
> baby is there, but no examples of the reverse where
> baby is healthy but mom is ill)
>
> Any policies or examples out there?
>
> I will make sure all replies are forwarded to the
> nurse involved.
>
> Janice Reynolds
> Consumer Rep. Breastfeeding Committee for Canada
>
>
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