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How to Become a Postpartum Nurse

If you’re passionate about supporting women as they embark on their journey into motherhood, working as a postpartum nurse might be the perfect job for you. Here’s everything you need to know about postpartum nursing. Postpartum Nurse Career Overview The world of a new mom is full of diapers, bottles, sleepless nights, all with a good heaping of fear and concerns. Moms and babies are adjusting to this new life and are getting to know each other. They need all the support they can get from their families and healthcare professionals. That’s where postpartum nurses come in. The postpartum period […]

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Exploring the Benefits of Mother-Baby Maternity Nursing Units

I had never really questioned this method of caring for mothers and newborns until the I learned about units where all the care was combined. However, there is an increasing trend in changing this model to a mother-baby setting, in which the baby stays with the mother. The only time the baby would leave the bedside is during the assessment, procedure, or if they were sick and required special medical and nursing attention. This would increase the amount of time the infant spent with the mother while she was still in the hospital.

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