Infant Identification Bands
Infant ID Bands · Newborn ID Bands · Mother-Baby ID Bands · Identification Bands · Baby Bands
Soft plastic snap-close bands with a window or label area for the identifying details. Sets come with matching bands for the newborn and the mother, often in blue and pink, in small and adult sizes.
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Pulled for every delivery, including cesarean birthsih-ZAIR-ee-un berthBirth of a baby through surgical cuts in the belly and the uterus.Full entry and cesareansih-ZAIR-ee-unRelating to the birth of a baby through a surgical cut in the mother's abdomen and uterus.Full entry hysterectomyhis-tuh-REK-tuh-meeSurgery to remove the uterus.hyster/o uterus-ectomy surgical removalFull entry ; the setups ask for three. After the birth, newborn bands go on the baby (usually around the ankle) and a matching newborn band goes on the mother's wrist, in addition to her own armband, before either leaves the delivery room.
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- Goldman MA. Pocket Guide to the Operating Room. 3rd ed. Chapter 18 (Gynecologic and Obstetric Surgery), p. 350-351
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