OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced that its maternity center has introduced new baby bassinets that slide right over a hospital bed and feature a retractable sidewall that easily lowers so the mother reach her baby without getting out of bed. The health-care organization contends that the new bassinets will help promote the special bond between […]
OSWEGO — Oswego Health announced that its maternity center has introduced new baby bassinets that slide right over a hospital bed and feature a retractable sidewall that easily lowers so the mother reach her baby without getting out of bed.
The health-care organization contends that the new bassinets will help promote the special bond between a mother and her newborn, as well as safe sleep.
The previous bassinets were a fixed height. The new bassinets are adjustable and easily spin around. Storage space for diapers and other supplies and a night light and sounds to lullaby baby to sleep are other features.
The new bassinet “gives our moms more opportunity to be hands on,” Oswego Health Maternity Director Kimberly Spurling said in a news release. “We want mom to be active in caring for their baby and this puts everything right at her fingertips.”
Spurling adds that the new bassinets promote breastfeeding and foster safe sleep by allowing the baby to be nearby but not in the same bed, which is not safe.
