28 The low-dependency room (LD) is where babies who require close monitoring are admitted. These babies may require oxygen support or phototherapy (a baby is kept in special blue or white light to treat jaundice). The mother’s room is specially designed for the mother’s stay while the baby is in the NICU. Many hospitals provide this room at a nominal cost. The feeding room is where the mother can spoonfeed or breastfeed the baby, provide kangaroo care as well as express milk, and complete sterilization. Rooming-in is where the baby and mother stay before they go home. This provides the mother with an opportunity to initiate breastfeeding and for both to get comfortable with each other.
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