Rooming in is when a newborn stays in his or her mother's hospital room instead of in the hospital's nursery. There are two kinds of rooming in:
Partial rooming in. Partial rooming in is when the baby stays with his or her mother during the day and in the nursery at night.
Full rooming in is when the baby stays with his or her mother most of the time.
WHAT ARE THE BENEFITS OF ROOMING IN?
Benefits of rooming in include:
You and your baby will have some time to bond. While rooming in, your baby will learn your voice, touch, and smell.
It gives you an opportunity to learn your baby's feeding patterns and cues.
You may have less post-delivery pain, and you may not need as much medicine.