Ie. Cisnerossilva et al., MOTHER BABY ROOMING-IN AND ONSET OF BREAS T-FEEDING AT A TERTIARY CARE HOSPITAL, Salud publica de Mexico, 37(5), 1995, pp. 424-429
Objective. To establish a mother-baby's rooming-in program (RI) in a h
ospital that provides a tertiary level of care. Material and Methods,
Babies born to healthy mothers were included, both delivered vaginally
(P) and by cesarean section (C). Information was gathered on the caus
e for RI suspension, the type of infant's feeding and the mother's opi
nion about the program. Results. Sixty-eight per cent of P infants and
98% of C infants participated in the program. The time from delivery
to RI was uncovered; for P babies it was 5.8 hours and for C babies it
was 17 hours. The RI was suspended in 1% of P and 6.7% of C infants,
but with no justifiable medical reason in the infants. The mother's op
inion about RI was very favorable. Only 50% of the infants starred bre
ast feeding within the first 6 hours after birth; however, all of them
were breastfed at the time of discharge. Conclusions. It is possible
to establish RI and initiate breast feeding in a tertiary care hospita
l, even in mothers with cesarean section.