A nurse manager has many at-risk mothers in the labor and birth unit. What policy can the manager adapt that would best facilitate mother-baby bonding?
A.
Encourage attendance at a support group with other at-risk mothers.
B.
Limit separation of mother and baby to exceptional circumstances only.
C.
Offer the mother the services of a one-to-one mentor for 1 year.
D.
Teach breastfeeding and promote its use exclusively for 1 full year.
ANS: B
The most critical action a nurse can take to enhance bonding is to minimize the time the mother and her baby are separated while in the hospital. This policy would be most beneficial to promote bonding. The other ideas are good ones that might be helpful to some new mothers, but the critical action is to minimize separation.
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