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Newborn Nursery

Healthy newborns are cared for in the well-baby nurseries on the seventh floor of the Greenberg Pavilion in the Phyllis and David Komansky Center for Children's Health at NewYork-Presbyterian Hospital/Weill Cornell Medical Center. There are 50 beds in the nurseries on 7 Central and 7 North.

Patient care is provided by attending pediatricians, pediatric residents, and a pediatric nurse practitioner. Complete care of the term and near-term newborn from delivery through discharge, including anticipatory guidance for the parent, is the focus of the nursery team. Important patient care issues that are addressed in the nursery include:

• Complete physical examination of infants upon admission to the nursery and again on the day of discharge
• Assessment and management of the breastfeeding couplet
• Daily assessment of infants by attending pediatrician with nursery team
• Management of the infant with common problems such as weight loss, jaundice, and breastfeeding issues
• Performance of mandated New York State screening tests for all infants
• Administration of the CDC recommended birth dose of Hepatitis B vaccine

The nursery staff of 7 Central and 7 North is dedicated to providing outstanding family-oriented care. One nurse is assigned to care for both mother and newborn in order to provide the highest quality of care. Mothers are encouraged to "room-in" with their infants in order to promote bonding, parenting skills, and successful breastfeeding. Parents may also have their baby cared for in the nursery at any time.

Breastfeeding is encouraged for all infants who are able to do so. Members of the nursery staff including post-partum nurses, lactation consultants, and pediatricians are available to assist with breastfeeding skills. Breastfeeding classes led by a certified lactation consultant are given daily from Sunday to Friday to all interested mothers.

Infant care and parenting skills are emphasized throughout the hospital stay for mother and infant. Experienced pediatricians and nursing staff are available 24 hours a day to teach mothers and their partners about caring for themselves and their infants. Each parent receives a booklet with information about infant and post-partum care upon admission. In addition, infant care educational classes for parents are held daily from Sunday through Friday.

Newborn security is of utmost importance to the nursery staff at the Komansky Center. Mothers and their partners are given identification bracelets that match the infant's bracelet. In addition, a security transmitter is placed on the infant at the time of admission and remains in place until discharge.