The policy of separating mothers from children at birth unnecessarily has risks for both the mother’s bonding capabilities and the child’s emotional development, and some of these are long-lasting. I propose that separation of newborns and mothers in the hospital be minimized, especially with healthy newborns, and that steps be taken to make mother - child bonding easier, even for pre-mature babies or those with health conditions:
Evidence for my position follows:
The COVID policies were extremely damaging:
Regardless of pandemic status, mother -child bonding should be supported!