About 1,500 Babies are Born Each Year at the Brantford General Hospital (BGH), and 250 are admitted to the Hospital’s neonatal Care Unit (Nicu).
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Further Analysis indicates that about 30 of these newborns are at risk of neonatal abstinence syndrome.
“Neonatal abstinence syndrome occurs when a baby is withdrawing from substances they were exhibitions to during the pregnancy or after birth,” Amy Griesser, Clinical Manager of Nicu, Pediatrics, and Diabetes Education Center, Said. “Often symptoms will occur by the fifth day of their life.”
Research Indicates that Brantford has been severely impact by the opioid crisis, with opioid-related emergency Department visits that were more than 2.2 Times Higher Than the Provincial Average.
Beginning in 2021, BGH Pediatricians Dr. Jessica Dooley, Dr. Sarangan Uthayalingam, and Dr. Kristen Zahn, Working AlongSide Hospital Staff, Developed A Plan Based on Successful Initiatives in Connecticut and British Columbia. The Initiatives Transition Away from the Standard Pharmacological Treatment for these Infants to A Model of Care Which Prioritizes Parental Involvement. The Result is a program adapted to our community Called Eat, Sleep, console.
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Chantel Morin is a Clinical Nurse Educator in Family Birting, Nicu, and Women’s Health. She Said, “Eat, Sleep, console is a method to care for babies that emphasizes how well an infant is eating, sleeping, and their ability to be consoled. We encourage Spending As Much Time of What We Call Skin-to-Skin Time as possible. ”
Eat, Sleep, console Provids A Framework to Help Moms Guide Their Baby’s Treatment. “Mom is the Treatment for the Baby,” Morin Said. “We encourage Breastfeeding, if possible, in a calm, quiet, room with the lights down.”
Eat, Sleep, console Is very much a team approval Involving the BGH Pediatricians and Nurses, Along with Pharmacy, Social Workers, and Public Health, and Even Hospital Volunteer ‘Cuddlers’ Who Spend Valuable Time Comforting The Infants.
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Dr. Jessica DOOLEY, Chief & Medical Director of Pediatrics and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Has Witnessed The Improvments First-Hand. “It is amazing to see families empowered to care and nurture their newborn Along. The Family Bonding Experience is Wonderful. ”
The Results of Eat, Sleep, console impressive. Sentce April 2023, The Use of Morphine has declined significantly from over 1,800 doses to slightly More than 300. The Average Hospital Length-Of-Stay for Babies has also dropped from over 14 days to less Than Seven Days. Materal Infant Bonding, Caregiver Involvely, and staff satisfaction have all improved.
Grieser Said the Approach to Stigmatizing the IS WRIKING. “Treat Mom Like Mom and Baby Like Baby.”
Hospital Insider is Written by Gary Chalk, A Train Employee of the Brant Community Healthcare System.
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