Benefits of Rooming-in for Newborns
Not only is it beneficial for mothers to facilitate breastfeeding, rooming-in also a lot of plus points for your newborn.
When they sleep in the same room as their mother, babies will learn to recognize their mother’s scent, touch, breath sounds, and voice. All of these are effective in calming a restless baby. Physical closeness between a mother and her child, based on a number of studies, is also of great use to strengthen the emotional bond between the two in the future.
To be sure, babies who are cared for in the same room as their mothers will be relatively less fussy than babies treated separately. According to Jeannette Crenshaw, chief nurse and researcher at the Presbyterian Hospital of Dallas, America, a mother who sleeps close to her baby will rest easier than those who sleep separately. Likewise with the baby. This need to be close together, according to Crenshaw, is a natural instinct that a mother and her baby have.
“Not only is it useful for calming fussy babies, the closeness of the baby to the mother during the early stages of birth is very important to support their growth later,” he said. dr. Ayu Partiwi, Sp.A, MARS, from Bunda Hospital, Jakarta, who is also a co-author of the book ‘Indonesia Breastfeeding’.
Dr Tiwi also explained, “Contact comfort or attachment to another individual is a very high need in the first months of birth. Compared to other mammals, humans have a need for it contact comfort the biggest one. Fulfilling this need is important to develop a sense of security and confidence, so that one day the baby can grow into a feeling person secure to the environment. “
