moms and babies staying together

[PegRNBSN]

Hi

We just had another meeting for our new hospital. The VP of nursing was appalled when he saw how many babies end up in the nursery at night. He and the M/B director had quite a discussion on philosophy of patient care and our abilities to convince moms to keep their babies with them.

My question, do any of you have a policy of babies always staying with moms? What have you done to get moms to be happy keeping babies with them at night? Our patient population is very big on sending them to the nursery so they can sleep!

Thanks

[SmilingBluEyes]

I will not go round and round with you Brandy. Please, read my several posts here and try to actually pay attention to what I said.

all your questions are answered there.

I SAID I bend over backward in certain cases. THEY have private rooms with accomodations for up to 2 support people 24/7. These conditions are a far cry better than the ones spelled out by so many --esp military moms. (like me). THEY had no choice but to share rooms and STILL Had to keep babies. today, we have it pretty good, if you ask me. Anyhow....

Was I unclear somewhere? Please, I ask you to read what I wrote and quit taking me round and round with your arguments. NO WHERE DID I SAY I WOULD NOT HELP OUT IN CERTAIN SITUATIONS......but...

Fact is, they are the moms, not me. If they are healthy they keep their babies unless special conditons exist. They go home and have to assume care, not I. Especially when they insist on short-stay, time IS of the essence for bonding and learning to care for their babies. I help how I can, believe me.

Another thing: legal issues DO arise when bonding fails to take place, they go home and troubles start. DHS/case worker DOES come looking thru our charts to see IF we observed bonding (or lack of it) and how they took care of their babies. I have had this happen to me, so I know it's true. Hard to assess if baby is in the nursery half the stay, frankly. We don't have much time, like fergus and I said. Our pediatricians WILL take notice and ask WHY a given infant spent an entire night in the nursery. They do ask how it's going. Yes, its that important.

Have a nice holiday, now. NO flames intended. JUST PLEASE READ WHAT I WROTE OK??? I will not debate with you further til you at least try to understand what I already wrote here.:zzzzz

[BRANDY LPN]

SmilingBluEyes-

Okay point taken you did say you would help in certain situations, I think what bothered me was the tone which is hard to read without facial expressions ect. So I apologize for arguing a moot point.

Do you work at a military hosp.? I used to but there wasnt LDRP and I worked on the L&D side not PP. Just curious.

[dustydog]

Great thread...I'd be a physical therapist. In my other alternate universes, I'd be a shaman and a ghostbuster. Love the strange and unusual.

[SmilingBluEyes]

No I don't work in a military hospital. I work in a community hospital with LDRP.

I have had a baby in a military hospital, however.

[dustydog]

Sorry guys, wrong thread