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Figures
- Figure 1
Flowchart of infants admitted to rooming-in and those admitted to the NICU
Tables
OUTCOMES NICU GROUP (N = 24) ROOMING-IN GROUP (N = 21) P VALUE Infants requiring morphine, n (%) 20 (83.3) 3 (14.3) < .001 Mean (SD) LOS, d 24.8 (15.6) 7.9 (7.8) < .001 LOS—length of stay, NICU—neonatal intensive care unit.
- Table 2
Participant ratings of the rooming-in program (on a 5-point scale from 1 = least satisfied to 5 = most satisfied): 14 of the 21 rooming-in participants completed the survey.
QUESTIONS N/N MEAN ANSWER (RANGE) PROPORTION OF RESPONDENTS WHO RATED 5 ON SURVEY, % How well was the rooming-in program explained to you during your prenatal visits? 14/14 4.7 (3–5) 79 Did you feel well prepared for caring for your baby while you were rooming-in? 14/14 4.8 (4–5) 79 Did you feel well supported by … • nursing staff? 14/14 3.5 (1–5) 21 • social workers? 13/14 4.6 (3–5) 69 • doctors? 14/14 4.9 (4–5) 93 • others? 12/14 4.8 (4–5) 83 Did you find the team approachable and accessible? 14/14 4.7 (4–5) 71 How would you rate your overall rooming-in with your baby? 14/14 4.6 (4–5) 64 If you have had a baby while taking methadone in the past and did not room-in, how did this most recent experience compare? 5/5 5 (5) 100 - Table 3
Results of the yes-or-no answer portion of the survey: 14 of the 21 rooming-in participants completed the survey.
QUESTIONS N/N NO. OF YES RESPONSES Would you recommend rooming-in to other mothers? 13/14 13 Has your baby had any health problems? 3/14 3 Did you breastfeed?* 12/14 12 ↵* Average length of time breastfeeding was 2.5 mo.
- Table 4
Participant comments about the rooming-in program: 14 of the 21 rooming-in participants completed the survey.
QUESTIONS N/N COMMENTS Is there anything you wish you had known before you tried rooming-in? 3/14 “No, I felt I was explained [sic] everything very well”
“I wish I had more clearly understood that although the baby is the patient there must always be a person (parent/family member) present”
“That I could be discharged before the baby to bring clothing and prepare to make food arrangements”If you had to room-in again, what other supports would you like to have? 6/14 “More info to read while in hospital like breast feeding books”
“Financial supports for food, parking etc”
“I wish nurses would’ve left us alone more—I didn’t like that they all scored different and I’m not sure that my baby really needed morphine”
“More food supports”
“Food, parking cost”
“Nurses to have better understanding of addiction and methadone”Is there anything else you would like us to know? 4/14 “How very much we appreciated the help and expertise of the staff. We were understandably concerned about the health of the baby, on morphine, but felt that we could ask any question and would receive the best information possible. Many thanks”
“It was stressful waiting to see how methadone effected [sic] my son. I was fortunate that he recovered quickly [with] minimal symptoms. It was frustrating being in the hospital at the time. However it only took a couple weeks after being home that I realized how precious that time was. What a great five days to focus solely on bonding with my new son. In reality it’s truly unfortunate all mothers don’t get more one on one time with their newborn before returning to crazy family life. Thank you”
“My husband and I had a great experience and felt very supported. We also felt that staff sent us home with the knowledge of what to look for with our baby and so we felt very confident when we left the hospital. Our baby has been very healthy and we are happy! Thank you!”
“I really encourage mothers to do the rooming in it’s a amazing experience [sic]. I’ve done it both ways. Our 2 yr [sic] old had to stay in the NICU and it was very hard especially not being able to hold your baby when you want to and he was put on morphine. Baby J is 9 months. Did rooming in. No morphine needed and we were home in 6 days and me and J have a amazing bond. Thank you for giving us the opportunity for rooming in. I hope all hospitals will try this program”NICU—neonatal intensive care unit.
