Milia was born two months early, but has neither been put in an incubator nor separated from her parents. Instead, Milia has been allowed to lie skin to skin with both mom and dad since the moment of birth. This is thanks to a new working method used in the hospitals in Gävle and Hudiksvall.
– The staff is absolutely incredible. The childbirth was early and unexpected, but still calm and safe, says Milia’s mother Sophia Pihlajainen.
A newborn baby needs to experience closeness and warmth, even if born premature or is ill. The new method of working means that the newborn baby is placed immediately after birth on the mother’s breast where it can stay, where the baby also receives the care they need. The skin-to-skin method started as a project but is now an established method of work in BB, childbirth and women’s health care in the Gävleborg Region. The profits are healthier children and mothers and safer families.
– The affinity between the child and the mother is positively affected. It leads to shorter care times and the whole family feels safe and satisfied, says nurse Stina Lundin at the neonatal ward in Gävle.
– What we can see is that we have fewer hospitalized children with low body temperature and the incubators are now increasingly rarely used, says Jennika Pettersson who has been project manager.
Read more about the project and its background:
https://www.regiongavleborg.se/nyheter/noll-separation-ger-friskare-barn-och-trygga-familjer/
