Nikki says,

> However, having started my hospital career in the days when there were
> 2-bed,   4-bed, and even 6 and 8-bed units, I am not so sure that every
> mother in a private room is a good thing.
>
I started my career in those days too.  Moms also stayed for 3 to 5 days with
a vaginal delivery.  I was in for 6 with my first daughter (vaginal breech
delivery, but I had a horrendous urinary track infection), and 5 with my
second (she was jaundiced & I could stay).  With moms in the hospital for
such an incredibly short period of time, I recommend that all moms have
private rooms.  I had a private room w/ Jill (my first) and opted for a
semi-private w/ Torrey (and a home birth w/ Tim).  But 6 days of isolation
was too much.  Now I'd welcome 2 days in a private room, since that's all the
moms get.  More often than not, a mom is put in a room with someone that
doesn't even speak her language.  Having only two days -- they need their
rest.

And more often than not, the same nurse doesn't even have the two moms in the
same room -- so they do their teaching (such as it is) in isolation anyway.

Jan Barger, RN, MA, IBCLC, RLC
Lactation Education Consultants
www.lactationeducationconsultants.com

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