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hello there! for those of you working L&D, I'm wondering how other hospital in other states do things. how many people are allowed in the room if mom is laboring? when mom is pushing? is there a limit? do people have to take turns to come in and out or can everyone and their mother be in there?

Another male LND RN here!!!

Our unit is 2:1 ratio (1:1 at 10cm, recovery, emergency), 2 people in the room while laboring (exceptions made), one during pushing/cesarean (we have small rooms/OR policy), two max during recovery period (1hr for vag, 2hr for c/s). Not sure how many our PP units allow, but that is our LND unit. This is a unionized CA hospital, so ratios are legally mandated.

Hope that helps!!

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At my current hospital, there is no limit in the number of visitors. However most patients choose to only have the significant other there only, sometimes that is also because they are military family and are far away from their families.

I used to think it was "sad" and "lonely" to deliver this way but I also soon realized it's better for bonding time and breastfeeding and more privacy not to mention rest for the mom. People don't need to see everything. I used to think that when I have my baby, I'd want all my family there... No, not anymore. I'm more like come visit me after I'm out of the hospital.

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Specializes in Surgical,Peds,MBU,LDR.

Hello everyone: I am a dude aswell. In our labor and Delivery unit there is not a "limit" for lady partsl deliveries; it is mostly at the discretion of the nurse, but I always ask the patient how many people she wants during labor vs pushing stages. On our PACU just 1 person allowed, but I am a bit more flexible if the patient is stable and if I am the primary nurse. In the OR only one visitor only, unless is an emergency then no visitors... our ratio is 2:1 and depending on the case. All active labor 1:1

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