Rethinking social distancing for mothers and hospitalized babies
admin2020-05-07T13:44:08-07:00Joy Voyles Browne, PhD Adjunct faculty, Infant & Early Childhood Development April 16, 2020 During this tenuous time of needing to provide protection for both hospital staff and the larger community, many policies in hospitals have included restricting visitors from being with their hospitalized loved ones. Policies include restrictions for “visiting” babies in intensive care. Many ICUs are preventing all family members from being with their babies, some have changed their policies to allow one parent to be with their baby. Regardless of current policies and protections, it is imperative that we change our thinking about how babies and mothers need [...]