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Re: Hospitals
The sad thing is Neil, is that you're right. We did try open visiting on the Maternity unit several years ago (at the request of the mums). Within a few months new mums were requesting that visiting be restricted again because they were tired of having to entertain all day, then be up half the night with the baby.
On maternity especially, we do realise that people get excited about having a new baby in the family. However, people are only in hospital for 1 day now if everything is normal. They are only in for 3-4 days following a Caesarian if the recovery is normal, Therefore there is no need for hundreds of visitors to be piling into the hospital. They should be waiting until the woman goes home and visiting her there. Babies don't change that much in the first few days so they're not missing anything by waiting.
Incidentally, I have yet to see a visitor actually wash their hands before handling a new baby, despite being asked and despite there being notices all over the wards now. The worst offenders, I am sad to say, are the mother-in-laws.....
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