Publisher's Synopsis
Although it is inevitable that certain small and sick babies will need admission to special-care units, this book questions the present broad admission policies to such units in the light of recent research into the short- and long-term effects of separating newborn babies from their families. It also presents original research into the visiting patterns of parents to special-care units, and into the handling of babies in the units by nursing staff. It deals with the problem of facilitating the mother's and father's greater involvement with a baby needing intensive care, and of providing the possibility for the mother to be with her baby during such time. In donng this it emphasises the need to combine a more humanitarian approach with the ever increasing technological advances.
