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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I had my last baby at Inova Fairfax 15 years ago by c-section. I was able to send the baby to the nursery so that I could get some rest and recover. I wasn’t in any condition to pick up and care for the baby alone and DH couldn’t stay with me because he was at home with our older kids. I can’t imagine a hospital refusing to care for newborns in the nursery.

Have things changed so much? Patients need to loudly complain to the hospital staff, patient advocate, their doctors, and insurance company. File a formal complaint, if necessary.

Lack of care for mothers and newborns shouldn’t be tolerated. [/quote]

Same here. Gave birth at Shady Grove by C-Section 13 years ago. I was in the hospital for three days. We kept her the first night and got no sleep. My husband became sick and couldn't stay with me after the first night so we took her to the nursery. The nursery took her at 8:00 or 9:00 and I was able to get full night sleep. She did come back from the nursery with a pacifier stuck in her mouth and it took her 3 years to break the habit. Otherwise, the nursery was a lifesaver. I can't imagine not having it for mothers who had c-sections, difficult births and/or no one to stay in the room with them.[/quote]

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