"Mother and child room" precautions "Do not sleep in the same bed as a baby" September 25, 15:51
An academic society created by a specialist doctor should not sleep in the same bed to reduce the risk of sudden changes in the baby's condition while the newborn baby and mother are in the same room such as a medical institution. A summary of points to note, such as making it public, has been published.
“Mother and child sharing room” is recommended because it increases the number of breastfeeding and facilitates breastfeeding, and is performed in approximately 80% of obstetrical medical institutions and midwives in Japan, but a tired mother covers a baby. It is said that there are cases where the condition changes suddenly and the aftereffects remain.
For this reason, the Japan Perinatal and Neonatal Medicine Association and other organizations have summarized the points to be aware of when sharing maternal and child rooms with medical institutions and midwives, and announced them at a press conference.
According to it, the case where the condition changed suddenly was that 44 cases occurred in the whole country in the three years until 2016. When making a mother and child room, the mother is not tired, doctors etc. Is trying to check the health of the baby.
He also considers the baby and mother not sleeping in the same bed, laying the baby on its back, and quitting the mother and child room when the mother cannot rest.
Prof. Masanori Tamura of Saitama Medical University General Medical Center says, “It is tragic that a baby dies while lying in bed, and we would like to reduce the risk as much as possible by recommending a mother-child sharing room.” .