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HOME / Resources / Step7_RoomingIn

Step #7: Rooming In

Practice rooming in – allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day.

Media

Evidence-based Research

Rooming-In: Creating a Better Experience 

Bedsharing and Breastfeeding: The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocol #6, Revision 2019

SIDS and Other Sleep-Related Infant Deaths: Evidence Base for 2016 Updated Recommendations for a Safe Infant Sleeping Environment 

Rooming-in for new mother and infant versus separate care for increasing the duration of breastfeeding

Unexpected collapse of the apparently healthy newborn: the benefits and potential risks of skin- to- skin contact

Skin‐to‐skin contact the first hour after birth, underlying implications and clinical practice

Skin-to-skin Contact - Unicef

Sample Policies

Sample Procedure for "Bonding Time" Courtesy of Great Plains Regional Medical Center


Handouts

Skin-to-skin is as easy as 1, 2, 3 - LLL

Skin-to-skin Handout - OBRC

Breastfeeding in the Hospital

Breastfeeding After a Cesarean Delivery

Baby's Second Day

Infant Hunger Cues

Videos

Keep Your Baby with You After Birth

First Droplets - Dr. Jane Morton

 

 

 

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