We ask the father to do STS if mom is sleepy. Amy Wagner, BS, RN, CCES, IBCLC Sent from my iPad > On Oct 6, 2017, at 8:23 AM, Marie Pulito RN IBCLC <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > Karen Stanzo - This is a wonderful study! Would love to replicate it at our institution. > > My big question, though, has to do with the safety of the baby who is remaining skin-to-skin for 12-24 hours postpartum. We do not allow babies to remain skin-to-skin on mothers' chests if the mother is falling asleep. This has to do with the fall risk to the baby. > > How did you manage to protect babies if mothers were falling asleep? > > How are others managing this issue in their hospitals? > > Marie Pulito RN BSN IBCLC > Yale New Haven Hospital > > *********************************************** > > Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html > To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] > Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] > COMMANDS: > 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail > 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail > 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet > 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome *********************************************** Archives: http://community.lsoft.com/archives/LACTNET.html To reach list owners: [log in to unmask] Mail all list management commands to: [log in to unmask] COMMANDS: 1. To temporarily stop your subscription write in the body of an email: set lactnet nomail 2. To start it again: set lactnet mail 3. To unsubscribe: unsubscribe lactnet 4. To get a comprehensive list of rules and directions: get lactnet welcome