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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]When my oldest was born, I had a medical emergency (infection after the C section) and had to be re-admitted to the hospital the day after we had been discharged.   They (hospital) wouldn't allow my baby to be admitted with me, so he had to stay home.  It was awful, I was in the hospital for 4 days without my newborn.

My husband was active duty military at the time, so he was able to care for the baby.   But being military, I knew many women who had given birth when their husbands were deployed, and they lived far away from family.  I asked the hospital staff what would happen in that case?  If my husband was deployed and I had no family/friends nearby, would they have allowed my baby to stay with me?   They said no, in that case they would call cps and the baby would be put in foster care.[/quote]

How long was this?  This story confirms to me once again that our health system sucks. [/quote]

As an RN, I wouldn't be comfortable with the patient having full responsibility of a baby.   What would happen if the patient deteriorated?   Is the staff supposed to care for the baby?   Or if the patient is too sick to care for the newborn and drops the baby because she's week?    Our policy is a minor can stay, but there has to be an adult other than the patient staying as well. [/quote]

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