Baby’s Safety & Security

Willis-Knighton has established security policies to ensure the safety of newborns.

• Any person who provides care for mother and baby should be identified with a hospital badge.
• Mothers should not give the baby to anyone without checking for proper identification. Mothers should feel free to question anyone who comes into your room and should alert nursing staff if they are uncomfortable with anything.
• Babies will always be transported in their bassinets. Staff performing this must always have visible identification. Neither the mother or family members should remove the infant from the room.
• When the baby is in the room, keep he or she should be kept in line of vision at all times. The baby should never be left alone or unsupervised in the room.
• Mothers should not sleep with the baby in the bed. This eliminates the risk of the baby falling out of the bed.
• Identification bracelets on mother and baby should not be removed while at the hospital. These bracelets are critical for identification.
• An age-appropriate car seat should be safely installed in the car before the day of discharge. Mothers cannot leave the hospital with the baby unless this infant car seat has been installed.