tymatt2

i think everyone needs to take a minute and relax. i am a ob nurse at a baby friendly hospital and this is taken directly from our website: baby-friendly care focuses on keeping the mom and baby together. this practice helps to stabilize the baby more quickly, enhances bonding between mom and baby and supports successful breastfeeding. [color=#663366]these practices include: minimal separation of mother and baby sacred hour after delivery for undisturbed bonding skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth rooming in 24 hours a day no pacifiers given to breastfeeding babies all staff trained in breastfeeding support ongoing support available after discharge education of families on bonding with baby we do have formula for moms that choose to do so, we just do not take the freebies from the formula companies. not one nurse at my hospital makes anyone feel bad for chosing formula. prior to coming to ob i worked in public health with the wic program. i can tell you with 100% certainty that if a mom wants to breastfeed she will and if she doesn't she will do formula. she will not breastfeed if her wic is in danger of being cut, she will formula feed and find the money from somewhere. this breastfeeding debate ranks right up there with the stay home or work issue. you have to do what is right for you and your family, period, period, end of discussion. as nurses, we are impartial and support our patients with their decision and if you are trying to persuade them, you are in the wrong profession.

Thank you so much for your reply. The Infection Control Nurse at my facility said that our employees who are exposed to Influenza and request antivirals should have the medication paid for- just as if our employee was exposed to Pertussis and given antibiotics. I appreciate the link and look forward to reading it. I am so not ready for the can of worms that Swine Flu is going to open up.

Can you give me an idea of how your facility is going to handle exposure to influenza and antivirals (Payment for antivirals not through SNS, PPE, isolation). Do your state health department recommendations during pandemic "override" OSHA?

I believe that Dr is their surname/title (?) now. Just like Mr/Mrs/Miss. I know they say that you address wedding invitations as Dr and Mrs...... Pick your battles.

I am sure AWHONN has staffing recommendations on their website. Show them to you manager and then go up the ladder if you have to. This is unsafe. :redlight: If things don't change- leave and don't look back. Best of luck!

When I saw velvet pelvis I hoped it wasn't a strange baby name.