HOSPITAL
SAFETY
Hospital safety is important at Nanticoke.
During your hospital stay, it is very important that
you never permit anyone without a hospital photo
identification (ID) badge on their clothing
to take your baby out of your room.
The Mother & Baby Care Unit staff wear colorcoded name badges with two pink stripes easily
visible on the front of them. These badges display
the employee’s name and title (for example, RN,
CST, US).
WHAT YOU SHOULD
KNOW ABOUT YOUR
If someone you do not know comes into your
room inquiring about you or your baby,
immediately call your nurse. In addition, never
leave your baby unattended.
HOSPITAL STAY.
Security measures on the Mother & Baby Care
Unit include:
Welcome to Our Family
! Locked security doors and cameras at all
entrances.
baby, mother and the primary support person.
! Nurse call bells located at the patient’s bedside
and in all patient bathrooms.
! Mother and baby security bands that are
checked against each other upon arrival back
into the room.
! Babies are transported to and from the patient’s
room or nursery in their cribs and may not be
carried in the hallways.
Always Caring. Always Here.
! Matching, preprinted, numbered bracelets for
MOTHER & BABY CARE CENTER
at the time of delivery that traces newborn’s
location at all times on the unit.
801 Middleford Rd • Seaford, DE 19973
! Electronic sensors placed on the newborn
Our Mission:
To provide safe, compassionate,
family-focused, and
culturally sensitive care
to each of the families we serve.
MOTHER & BABY CARE CENTER
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Always Caring. Always Here.
It will be beneficial for you and your support person to
participate in your baby’s care while in the hospital.
FAMILY CENTERED
CARE: LABOR
During your labor, you may have up to three support
people (including your primary support person) with
you. Pink bracelets will be provided for these three
individuals to allow easy access in and out of the unit.
The choice of those allowed in during delivery is the
sole decision of the laboring mom.
For the safety of you and your baby, only those you
originally designate will be allowed in during delivery.
No trading off is allowed between support people.
FAMILY CENTERED
CARE: POST-PARTUM/
AFTER DELIVERY
Breast-feeding support will be offered if you so desire
throughout your hospital stay. A lactation consultant is
available to help you with the breast-feeding process and
answer any questions. If you need help with breast-feeding
after you leave the hospital, you can call the lactation
consultant at 302-629-6611, ext 2234.
MOTHER-BABY
CARE
When appropriate, every attempt is made by our staff to
provide Mother-Baby care. This means that the nurse who
takes care of you will also take care of your baby. Nursing
care and education for the mother and newborn will be
provided at the bedside. Educational videos will be available
for learning or even refreshing baby care needs.
Pediatricians are also encouraged to perform your baby’s
exam in your room at the bedside. Our nurses and CST’s
are available to assist you at all times. Our goal is to help you
adjust to your new life as quickly and easily as possible.
To help both the mother and father get to know their
baby, as well as to promote bonding, babies stay with
you most of the time.
Assistance with diapering, bathing, dressings, and
feeding techniques will be discussed and demonstrated
to you by your nurse.
The Delaware Office of Vital Statistics requires
you register your baby’s name. To assist you in
doing this, your nurse will provide you with a
hospital birth certificate worksheet to complete
and return prior to discharge. A $25 fee is applied
from the State of Delaware when requesting a
certified copy of your baby’s Delaware birth
certificate. Questions can be answered by calling
the Office of Vital Statistics at (302) 744-4549.
SOCIAL SECURITY
NUMBERS
Having the baby in the room with you, referred to as
“rooming in”, provides a nurturing and educational
atmosphere for families and their newborns. Studies
have shown that “rooming in” increases parental
confidence and enables newborns to be comforted by
familiar voices and a parents soothing touch.
Your partner or designated support person may stay
with you and the baby throughout your hospital stay.
Following the delivery of your baby, matching
preprinted security bracelets will be provided for you,
your baby and your primary support person.
BIRTH
CERTIFICATES
Family, Friends, &
Siblings ~ 12 noon - 8 pm
VISITING
HOURS
No one under 14 years, unless they are a
“healthy” sibling of the baby.
To obtain a social security number for your baby, the
yes/no box at the bottom of the Hospital Birth
Certificate Worksheet provided for you must be
checked “yes”. There is no fee for obtaining a social
security number for your baby. You should receive a
social security card and number within four months.
Never offer to pay any company or person to obtain a
social security number; this is illegal.