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@polksaladallie wrote:

This precious baby is now "home" with his mother and father.

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so it was just a few days? a week including the 4 days in which the mother was a aptient at the hospital?

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@polksaladallie wrote:

This precious baby is now "home" with his mother and father.

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I meant to say, that is a really good thing. Glad bubs is well enough to finally go hoe with his mum and family.

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@polksaladallie wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

The Mater NICU, I guess they think bonding is important?

 

If your baby is born very premature, is sick or requires close observation, they will be admitted to the Neonatal Critical Care Unit where they will receive specialised medical and nursing care.

This unit consists of intensive care and special care nurseries and is situated on level 6 of Mater Mothers’.

Throughout your baby's stay any treatment required will be explained to you.

You will be encouraged to be involved in your baby's care wherever possible as this helps to establish and strengthen your bond with them.

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Even in ICU this contact is encouraged.  But the baby we are discussing wouldn't have been in ICU, (there are different levels of care nurseries) so there would be no reason to prevent the mother from being there, except political cruelty.

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practicality and no presestablished guidelines.

It happened a week ago, the politics probably didn't even have time to become apraised of the situation in order to make the necessary arrangements to actually do something even if that was their intent.

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@my*mum wrote:

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@azureline** wrote:

The Mater NICU, I guess they think bonding is important?

 

If your baby is born very premature, is sick or requires close observation, they will be admitted to the Neonatal Critical Care Unit where they will receive specialised medical and nursing care.

This unit consists of intensive care and special care nurseries and is situated on level 6 of Mater Mothers’.

Throughout your baby's stay any treatment required will be explained to you.

You will be encouraged to be involved in your baby's care wherever possible as this helps to establish and strengthen your bond with them.

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I bet it's all trumped up emotive rhetoric to get the mother to take over what staff used to do in order to minimize staff costs. it also helps shorten admission times as mum gets comfortable more quickly with doing what needs to be done for bubs.

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   You would be joking?   Have you ever been near a NICU?     

just twice

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@my*mum wrote:

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It happened a week ago, the politics probably didn't even have time to become apraised of the situation in order to make the necessary arrangements to actually do something even if that was their intent.

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But they did.

they did what? Have time? A whole week? I don't think the red tape even works that fast when it is an entire country or state at risk/in turmoil.

oh, and my comment about the Mater's position on bonding (and all hospitals) was actually intended generally, and no doubt included in their INCU blurb to reassure mothers who are very focused on the alleged importance of instant bonding that they won't miss out either.

Politics? It's all health care politics.

I'm ot saying that bonding isn't important (I don't know, and no one has been able to tell me why it is so essential in the firat week of life) but I do not believe the ramifications can be called "appalling" etc. and that midwife's comments in the article are pure emotional hysterics.

There was no good reason not to allow his mum to be there or his family to visit. Not one. Baby was released yesterday I believe.

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@my*mum wrote:

they did what? Have time? A whole week? I don't think the red tape even works that fast when it is an entire country or state at risk/in turmoil.

 

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http://www.smh.com.au/federal-politics/political-news/asylum-seeker-mother-kept-from-newborn-baby-in...