Mother-Baby Unit Medical Directors: Geoffrey Cundiff, MD (post-partum care) Maureen M. Gilmore, M.D. (newborn nursery) Patient Care Manager: Linda Carrick, RN Telephone: 410-550-0397; Nursery: 410-550-0397 Care Team: Nurse Practitioners: Cheryl Harrow, MS, FPNP Lisa McHargue, MS, CRNP Lactation Consultant: Cheryl Harrow, RN-C, MS, IBCLC We practice a Mother-Baby Care model, in which stable newborns may room-in 24 hours per day with their mothers. Nurses trained in this model provide both post-partum care to mothers and regular newborn care to their infants. Nurse practitioners support the pediatricians' care of newborns. Consultations and immediate back-up are available from neonatologists and neonatal nurse practitioners, with intermediate and intensive care nurseries adjacent to the Mother Baby Unit. Family Services 1. Breastfeeding counseling on-site. 2. Social work consultation 3. Education materials, pamphlets and handouts are provided; videos also are available for in-hospital education 4. Interpreter services/TDY 5. Hearing screening: OAE and AABR 6. Newborn metabolic screening |