I have to agree with BOTH - that "normal, healthy full-term babies" are
really in short supply in some of our hospitals..



AND that we need to be advocating for the "normal paradigm" of skin to skin.



I just gave a talk to hospital staff - encouraging THEM to become
"attachment nurses" and assume that the "default" (just like breast milk is
the "default" infant food) is "mother/baby" as a SINGLE patient.  Just as we
have to think long and hard before initiating a labor if mom is not near due
date - we should ALSO be thinking long and hard before putting mother and
baby in different rooms - or even buildings as occurs in some areas of my
state.



Staff that has worked for many years in NICU cause us to questions whether
it is "right" to ask policies to be changed and put babies in danger by
keeping mothers with their babies - I want to know what times it is "right"
to have them APART!  I can't imagine a more dangerous time to be away from
the ONLY person whose smell, taste and sounds you know .than when you're
fighting for your LIFE!



Of course treatments of many kinds must be done - but with explanations and
assistance, mom can be the "incubator" the food market and the tranquilizer.



Jeanette Panchula, BA-SW, RN, PHN, IBCLC



California, USA




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