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Implementing rooming-in can help postpartum women to have more intimate contact with their newborn, and a key factor in successful breastfeeding. Our institute is devoted to being a baby-friendly hospital, but the rate of 24-hour rooming-in was low, occurred at an average of 4.6% for normal spontaneous delivery, while the average for caesarean section was 1.5%. The problems affecting the implementation of rooming-in were identified as follows: postpartum fatigue, staff unclear about the definition of 24-hour rooming-in, a shortage of manpower and lack of consensus among the postpartum unit and the delivery room. For the mother-infant rooming-in rate to meet the standard of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, three solutions were drafted: the re-education, care measure and process reengineering, uniforming manpower and working routine. After the above schemes were implemented, the rates of 24-hour rooming-in for normal spontaneous delivery from 4.6% to 70.9%, and the rate for cesarean section increased from 1.5% to 43.5%, a substantially result which exceeded the achieve rate by over 100%, successfully accomplished the aim of the improvement plan. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Breastfeeding-Friendly Policy promotes successful breastfeeding by encouraging postpartum rooming-in and other practices that have been shown to increase breastfeeding success. Puerperium is a key transition period in a woman's life during which she faces physical changes as well as changes in roles and tasks as she transitions into motherhood. During this transition period, postpartum women typically follow the rooming-in and breastfeeding practices that are recommended by the hospital. However, without suitable assistance, the physical and mental problems that often accompany childbirth may impact the postpartum health of the mother. This article reflects on the potential health problems that are encountered by postpartum women who adopt 24-hour rooming-in practices from the perspective of their health rights and proposes suggestions for improving these practices as a reference for related government and healthcare workers.