Care of the newborn infant in the same room as the mother, instead of in a nursery, during the hospital stay.
This is a term sometimes used to describe the system of care in some hospitals, in which a newborn stays in the same room with his mother.
An arrangement in which the mother and infant are cared for in the same room for all or a substantial part of the day.
when mothers and newborns remain together in the same room through the hospital stay.
An option offered by many hospitals in which the newborn remains with the new mother at all times rather than staying in the hospital nursery.