Your description of what happens is great. Could it be worked into  
the childbirth classes? I know I teach about our postpartum baby  
procedures in my classes. I hadn't thought about what you said, but  
from now on I will add some comments about mothers needing some quiet  
alone skin to skin time with babies after this rather traumatic  
separation.

  How about such a class for the nursing and medical staff as well?  
They are to be praised for leaving mother and baby alone for the  
first couple of hours. But an in-service on the effects of the  
nursery procedures would hopefully begin a conversation about the  
procedures and how they could be conducted in a more baby friendly  
way. After all, neonatal nurses and doctors want to keep their  
newborn charges healthy and as stress free as possible. So some  
education may be in order and see what suggestions they have for  
improving the situation.

Naomi Bar-Yam

On Feb 14, 2006, at 12:05 AM, LACTNET automatic digest system wrote:

> I have to start giving prenatal courses in infant behavior when
> separated from mother.



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