VISITS AT MEALTIMES
PPROXIMATELY a year ago, we instituted a new scheme of visiting in the Children’s Wards. In addition to the normal] visiting hours for children, which are Wednesday, Saturday and Sunday afternoons, we encourage the parents to visit their children daily at meal times. This service has two very useful purposes:-(1) It maintains frequent contact between the parents and the child. (2) It does assist in the feeding of the children. Unfortunately, the system has several drawbacks which, at the moment, seem insurmountable. These drawbacks are: (a) Many of the children are referred to us from other areas at some distance, and it is impossible for such parents to visit their children as often as we would like; (b) some of the mothers have other children at home to whom they must give their
attention, and are unable to visit the Hospital. regularly. I feel that the scheme has been a success. The parents do appreciate it, and I am sure it benefits the children. Evidence has been accumulating for some years that children in Hospital suffer psychologically unless they are visited often by their parents.
P. N.
O'Donnell
Medical Superintendent, Dunedin Hospital
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 725, 5 June 1953, Page 6
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195VISITS AT MEALTIMES New Zealand Listener, Volume 28, Issue 725, 5 June 1953, Page 6
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