Separation and Special Care Baby Units (Clinics in Developmental Medicine

by Frederic Brimblecombe (Editor), M. P. M. Richards (Editor), N. R. C. Robertson (Editor)

Although it is inevitable that certain small and sick babies will need admission to special-care units, this book questions the present broad admission policies to such units in the light of recent research into the short- and long-term effects of separating newborn babies from their families. It also presents original research into the visiting patterns of parents to special-care units, and into the handling of babies in the units by nursing staff. It deals with the problem of facilitating the mother's and father's greater involvement with a baby needing intensive care, and of providing the possibility for the mother to be with her baby during such time. In donng this it emphasises the need to combine a more humanitarian approach with the ever increasing technological advances.

113 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1993