We have a very small "respite nursery" but it is rarely used. Babies are
expected to stay in the rooms with their moms and...if a mom needs help or
a break...a nurse or a nurse extender goes into her room for that.

When we orient people to our unit we promote this as, not only good for mom
and baby, but also a security issue. Everyone has heard those stories of
"switched babies." When they realize that the best way to prevent such a
thing is to never let babies out of sight...they are all for it.

Rooming in doesn't solve every breastfeeding problem. It solves a lot of
them, though. No one's baby ever gets ABM without parent consent. That is
probably the best example of a solved problem.

Susan

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