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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I work as a nurse.  We wake people up multiple times in the night to check their vital signs, give meds, and draw blood.  Those post-surgery patients are not getting a restful night of sleep.

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those patients should have their sleep protected too. not to mention that a woman with an uncomplicated vaginal birth does not need vitals checked.

disrupted sleep in the hospital was absolutely nightmarish for me post-partum. like, I actually almost felt delusional the second night. [/quote]

You can sleep or we can make sure that you aren't bleeding out, showing signs of an infection, or having dangerous changes to your blood pressure.  If you think you don't need that, then you should just go home. Making sure patients stay alive is more important than making sure patients have uninterrupted sleep.  [/quote]

Or, you can keep me alive and still treat like a human being.  I had my first baby in 1999, before the hospital MBAs had this brilliant baby friendly idea.   My baby spent most of the time in the nursery, I got some rest after a difficult labor, and we happily went home in 48 hours.  By the time I had baby #3, the lactation consultants, rooming in, etc. were in a full blown attack mode.

Unfortunately, the only thing that will change it now will be if a baby does get harmed somewhere and the hospital will have to pay a gazillion bucks.  Then the liability insurers will put a lid on it pronto.[/quote]

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