Parent and child leave the hospital together as soon as possible after birth, after which there is rigorous monitoring of baby and mother for one year after the infant's original due date (rather than the actual birth date).
They are randomised to wahakura or bassinet use and investigation includes questionnaires at baseline (pregnancy), when baby is 1, 3, and 6 months, and an overnight video sleep study at 1 month with monitoring of baby temperature and oxygen saturation, and measurement of baby urinary cotinine and maternal salivary oxytocin.
In fact, 74% of respondents had "two-way baby alarms", 19% had invested in "breathing sensors" and 12% had set up "video monitors of baby in the cot" all of which has probably contributed to the creation of a generation of more fretful, and, consequently, wakeful mothers.
Formal monitoring of the baby in the first few hours after the birth only occurred in 30% (6/20) of the observations (Table 3).
While the country's National Postnatal Care Guidelines do not explicitly require a duration of stay, emphasis is placed on "assessment and close monitoring" of mother-baby pairs for 24 h [ 16].
Stimulus for mothers Maternal and child health aides and the traditional birth assistants at the centre monitor the growth of babies and encourage exclusive breastfeeding and good hygiene, as well as immunization against preventable diseases.
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This trend suggests that, even with future improvements in screening, a large number of births with Down's syndrome are still likely, and that monitoring of the numbers of babies born with Down's syndrome is essential to ensure adequate provision for their needs.
However the lack of direct myometrial stimulation may reduce the need for close and continuous monitoring of mother and baby in a hospital environment and existing evidence suggests that that balloon catheters may have a role in the outpatient setting.
