Northside Hospital - Special Beginnings

Being With Your Baby

Your presence can be very comforting to your baby. There are times, however, when we may ask you to wait in the family waiting area. On rare occasions, we may ask you not to be at the bedside. The staff will work with you to help you understand what is happening and how you can be involved in the care of your baby. The first few days after delivery are usually when your baby will need the most care. This is also when mom is recovering from childbirth. Remember it is important to care for yourself so you can care for your baby. Your baby already knows your voice and needs the love and support that only you can give. We encourage you to be active partners in the care of your baby. At first, it may be something as simple as helping the nurse change a diaper, but as your baby gets stronger you can begin to assume more of their daily care. The health and safety of you and your baby are very important to us. For the safety of your infant, the SCN is a limited access area and only authorized persons are admitted. Information about your baby is confidential. We can only give information to the ID band wearers who have a unique access code to receive any patient specific information by telephone. Visitation guidelines To ensure the best start in life for your baby, we would like to share our visiting guidelines. Adults who are important to you can visit your baby. Any visitor who exhibits signs of illness, or appears impaired or disruptive will not be allowed to visit. Your visitors are to remain in your baby’s room or the family waiting area outside the SCN only and cannot be in the SCN during report. Please do not leave children unattended in the waiting area. If you have questions about visitors for your baby, please ask.

SCAN + PLAY

8 Special Beginnings in the Special Care Nurseries