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5 Baby friendly care

Objectives

When you have completed this unit you should be able to:

  • Describe baby friendly care.
  • List the advantages of baby friendly care.
  • Give examples of baby friendly care.
  • Describe the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
  • Promote touch therapy.
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5-1 What is baby friendly care?
5-2 Why is baby friendly care important?
5-3 What is mother-infant bonding?
5-4 Is baby friendly care new?
5-5 Is baby friendly care expensive?
5-6 Why has baby friendly care not always been used?
5-7 What are the problems with baby friendly care?
5-8 Should baby friendly care only apply to well infants?
5-9 When should baby friendly care be used?
5-10 What are examples of baby friendly care?
5-11 Why should infants be given to their mothers straight after delivery?
5-12 Should the infant stay with the mother after delivery?
5-13 Should the mother and infant be separated when the mother is moved from the labour ward?
5-14 Why is it important to breastfeed as soon as possible after birth?
5-15 What are the benefits of exclusive breastfeeding?
5-16 Should mothers give Kangaroo Mother Care to their infants after delivery?
5-17 When should the mother and infant be discharged home?
5-18 What are the advantages of early discharge?
5-19 How can care in the nursery be made baby friendly?
5-20 Why should infants be recognised as individuals?
5-21 When should infants be given names?
5-22 How should the infant’s name be displayed?
5-23 How can name labels easily indicate whether the infant is a boy or a girl?
5-24 How should infants be dressed?
5-25 Should messages and toys be allowed in a nursery?
5-26 How can infants be handled more gently?
5-27 How can stressful procedures be best managed?
5-28 What is cluster care?
5-29 What is the importance of quiet times?
5-30 Should the nursery always be brightly lit?
5-31 Can noise be a problem in the nursery?
5-32 Should both the mother and her partner be allowed to visit an infant in the nursery?
5-33 Should parents be allowed to touch their infants?
5-34 Should siblings be allowed into the nursery?
5-35 Should other family members be allowed to visit the infant?
5-36 How should the nursery be decorated?
5-37 What clothes should staff wear in the nursery?
5-38 Should music be allowed in the nursery?
5-39 Are windows recommended in a nursery?
5-40 What is nesting?
5-41 How can communication with parents be improved?
5-42 How can parents be given information about their infants?
5-43 Do newborn infants feel pain?
5-44 What can be done to reduce pain in newborn infants?
5-45 What causes stress to newborn infants?
5-46 How can the parent’s anxiety and stress be lessened?
5-47 Can the developmental outcome of infants receiving intensive care be improved?
5-48 How can the postnatal ward be made more ‘baby friendly’?
5-49 What care should be given to infants in a postnatal ward?
5-50 Should the infant be kept with the mother all the time?
 
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