title: Implementing the Mother-Baby Model of Nursing Care Using Models and Quality Improvement Tools.
abstract: As family-centered care has become the expected standard, many facilities follow the mother-baby model, in which care is provided to both a woman and her newborn in the same room by the same nurse. My facility employed a traditional model of nursing care, which was not evidence-based or financially sustainable. After implementing the mother-baby model, we experienced an increase in exclusive breastfeeding rates at hospital discharge, increased patient satisfaction, improved staff productivity and decreased salary costs, all while the number of births increased. Our change was successful because it was guided by the use of quality improvement tools, change theory and evidence-based practice models.
authors.forename: Vicki
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Brockman
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000379:methods* / Q000523:psychology; D005260:Female; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D016389:Maternal-Child Nursing / Q000379:methods*; D016294:Models, Nursing; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000193:education* / Q000523:psychology; D024802:Nurse's Role; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000379:methods; D058996:Quality Improvement; D014110:Touch / Q000502:physiology
keywords: Iowa model; couplet care; exclusive breastfeeding rate; family-centered care; mother-baby care