Most maternity units now recommend that babies stay with their mums 24 hours a day. This helps with feeding and bonding. It also reduces the risk of infection.
This is a term sometimes used to describe the system of care in some hospitals, in which a newborn stays in the same room with his mother.
(rldbomacm´ing-in) the placement of a mother and newborn child in the same hospital room to facilitate attachment and the acquisition of skills of caring for the newborn.
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Type: Term Pronunciation: rūm′ing-in Definitions: 1. Placement of a newborn with its mother, rather than in a nursery, during the postpartum hospital stay.
A term that is used when parents give total care to their newborn baby while in the hospital. Because parents provide most of the care to their baby, they gain confidence in the daily care and maintenance of the newborn, with professional help available if needed. Rooming-in can make the change from hospital to home much smoother for you and baby.....
Most maternity units now recommend that babies stay with their mums 24 hours a day. This helps with feeding and bonding. It also reduces the risk of infection. 
When the baby spends all or part of the day or night in the mother’s room.
When a newborn stays in the same room as the mother in a hospital rather than staying in the hospital nursery.