rooming-in: Meaning and Definition of

room•ing-in

Pronunciation: (r'ming-in', room'ing-), [key]
— n.
  1. an arrangement in some hospitals that enables postpartum mothers to keep their babies with them in their rooms rather than in a separate nursery.
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