Newborn evacuation plans

[cherokeesummer]

Do you guys have an evacuation plan in place for newborns and what is it? I am working on updating (hopefully) or at least clarifying our policy/plan and was looking to see what other options are out there.

Thanks in advance!

[canoehead, BSN, RN]

Not too realistic an idea, but one hospital I worked for had a gown specially made so each nurse would have four pockets big enough to hold an infant, and carry a bag with formula and diapers. It looked as ridiculous as it sounds.

The hospital that did my nurses' training had a baby bus. Kind of a narrow bookshelf on wheels so you could line up about 8 babies in the bus and roll the whole contraption down the hall to the postpartum unit.

[NurseNora, BSN, RN]

We do couplet care and the healthy babies are with the moms. Mom would carry or push in a bassinette her infant out with her. Moms who are not ambulatory would either carry her infant in her arms in the w/c or stretcher, or if the infant is in the nursery, there are aprons made especially for evacuating newborns. AS the above poster said, they have pockets that you put the babies in, I can't remember if each one has 4 or 6 pockets.