Which is an advantage to labor, birth, recovery, and postpartum (LDRP) rooms?
a. The family is in a familiar environment.
b. They are less expensive than traditional hospital rooms.
c. The infant is removed to the nursery to allow the mother to rest.
d. The woman's support system is encouraged to stay until discharge.
ANS: D
Sleeping equipment is provided and the support system is encouraged to stay. A hospital setting is never a familiar environment. An LDRP room is not less expensive than a traditional hospital room. The concept is to have the baby with the mother at all times.
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