Evidence-Based Maternal & Neonatal Care
Evidence-Based Maternal & Neonatal Care
Building the bonds of motherhood
East Jefferson General Hospital is nationally recognized by Baby Friendly USA for promoting evidence-based maternity care practices facilitating maternal-infant bonding and breastfeeding. East Jefferson General Hospital provides mothers and their babies with support by skilled nurses for practices such as early skin to skin contact, rooming-in, cue-based feedings, breastfeeding, Safe Sleep principles and more. For more on Safe Sleep, please see the Resources link on the left-side menu or by clicking here.
Skin-to-skin contact promotes maternal-infant bonding, an important foundation for future relationships. At East Jefferson General Hospital, skin-to-skin contact and care begins immediately after birth or as early as mother and baby are ready. It lasts for the first hour (or longer), including the first breastfeeding. This contact allows mother and baby to share touch, hearing, smell, taste, and warmth. Skin-to skin contact calms an infant, for increased feelings of safety and lowered stress hormones. Benefits of skin-to-skin care continue beyond the first day, throughout the early weeks.
Practicing skin-to-skin may also help your baby:
- Remain calm and cry less.
- Regulate body temperature more easily.
- Maintain normal heart rates, respiratory rates, blood pressures and blood sugar levels.
- Achieve a better, more effective latch.
- Breastfeed exclusively and breastfeed longer.
- Indicate when he is ready to feed.
- Dads can also provide benefits to baby through skin-to-skin contact. Babies know the sound of his voice which will help him to feel calm, safe and loved.
Rooming-in on a 24-hour basis
Rooming-in allows mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day – a practice known to provide physical and psychological benefits for mother and child. Skilled nursing staff is available to support mothers and babies during rooming-in.
Benefits for mothers:
- Easier breastfeeding, as mothers make and provide more milk.
- More likely to breastfeed exclusively and for longer durations.
- Same quality of sleep as mothers whose babies sleep in a hospital nursery.
Benefits for babies:
- Cry less than babies kept in the nursery.
- More likely to gain weight faster.
- Sleep quietly between feedings and are soothed more easily.
- Mothers are encouraged to enjoy time rooming-in, as mothers and their babies develop their new relationship.
Uninterrupted cuddle time
“Cuddle Time” at East Jefferson General Hospital recognizes needs and requests of new mothers and their babies by providing uninterrupted time each day from 2-4 pm to promote bonding, breastfeeding, rest, and healing. Interruptions are limited to those requested by the patient or medically necessary. Research confirms that daily rest time for new families promotes healing, maternal-infant bonding, improved breastfeeding, and improved infant growth and development.
Extraordinary neonatal care
East Jefferson General Hospital is committed to providing our smallest and most vulnerable patients with the best care.
Evidence-Based Care
- Rooming-In.
- Skin-to-skin.
- Exclusive breastfeeding support.
- Neonatal congenital heart disease screening.
- Superior quality in-room hearing screen.
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