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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Shame on them prior poster? 
The well baby “respite” nursery was closed at GW in 2013 in order to expand the number of NICU beds for sick babies.

Shame on the city for requiring hospitals to get certificates of need that take over two years to increase the number of beds they have.

The city is in complete crisis due to UMC and Providence shutting down their maternity wards without a plan in place. 
That is another story.

GW does not have the “baby friendly designation.”
They want you to room in yes. 
The respite nursery is open now because the certificate went through. 
Put a sign on your door. 
Med student no longer round on you. 
They may with the pediatrician but not alone. 
Make sure the managers know how much you like the nursery. [/quote]

Ok so apparently you work for the hospital. And yes, shame on them. They did have a baby friendly designation when I delivered there in 2016 and touted it proudly. 5 babies dropped?  There is no excuse for that and each time is one time too many.. Their ratios for postpartum sucked when I delivered. I think each RN had like 5 mother baby couplets. There is no way to deliver quality nursing care with a ratio that high. [/quote]

That ratio doesn’t seem high to me at all.  Are you a nurse?  And of course every dropped baby is regrettable but there is a cost/benefit analysis here on how much to spend on nurses, nurseries, etc.  I don’t think every dropped baby is seriously injured.  People drop babies once they go home, too.  I think people are going a little psycho on GW here.[/quote]

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