The practice of separating a newborn from its mother soon after birth is common. Modern day hospital routines continue to significantly disrupt the early maternal-infant relationship, contributing to unnecessary admissions to the special care nursery. Mother-baby dyad care, including skin-to-skin contact of healthy infants and mothers, is an important component of maternal-newborn care. Beginning at birth, mothers and newborns should be viewed as a unit with no disruption of the parent-infant relationship. The following recommendations and resources support the implementation of mother-baby dyad care.
Resources
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Recommendations
The following recommendations support evidence-based clinical practices in promoting the care of the infant together with the mother.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Webinar – Q&A
This Q&A document was developed based on your questions at the April 11, April 26 and August 9, 2012 sessions.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Webinar Presentation
Presentation slides from the Mother-Baby Dyad Care webinar (April 2012).
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Implementation Video
Click on the link to view the video.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Audit Tool
Click on the link to download the audit tool.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Pre-Test
Click on the link to download the pre-test.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Presentation Slide Deck
Click on the link to download the slide deck.
Mother-Baby Dyad Care Implementation ToolKit (Master Document)
Click on the link to download the master document.
Special Care Nursery Admission Criteria
This admission criteria document is developed to guide newborn admissions the Special Care Nurseries or NICUs.