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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]These are called “baby-friendly” hospitals (lol)

I think babies should be able to go to a nursery from 9pm-9am.[/quote]

This is literally why. They have metrics they need to hit to keep their "baby friendly" certification and percentage of rooming in babies is a significant one. After experiencing this I realized it would be more appropriate to name them "mother unfriendly."[/quote]

This is it exactly. It's all about the "baby-friendly" facilities right now - to hell with the mother or her need for recovery. Much as it purports to be about breastfeeding and "bonding," it's basically pushing as much work as possible to the new parents even though they are still paying to be in the hospital. They may as well just go home, the hospital isn't supporting them much.

Childbirth (c-section and often vaginal too, if you have tears) is equivalent to having surgery following hours of stress and physical exertion, but despite being battered and exhausted, women are expected to immediately take care of a hungry crying newborn instead of getting some sleep. It's barbaric. Women in other countries have actual support after giving birth.

And people wonder why postpartum depression is such a problem in this country.[/quote]

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