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Are "baby nurses" really nurses or are they nannies for newborns ?

Specializes in multispecialty ICU, SICU including CV.

This seems to be a popular thing with the reality TV star set (maybe with the Hollywood set in general.) That show with Scott Baio in it when he gets married -- his wife hires a "baby nurse" too. I guess I always assumed these people were licensed because they were calling themselves nurses -- perhaps that is incorrect.

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Specializes in Critical Care.
ok let me explain the question, i was watching a show on Bravo called "Bethanny getting married" and she said she was getting a baby nurse for night time and that got me to wondering is she actually hiring a nurse or is it a nanny thats calling themselves nurse.

Using the term "nurse" in any part of a title is protected by law. If she calls herself a nurse, she legally needs the credentials to do so.

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Specializes in Geriatrics.

Good Grief!! Hiring someone to care for your child during the first weeks of thier lives... when you are perfectly healthy and capable! This period is a wonderful time to work on bonding with your baby. I have 2 children and loved those 2AM feeding times. It was the only quiet/uninterupted time I had with them.

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