rooming-in
[ roo-ming-in, roo m-ing- ]
/ ˈru mɪŋˈɪn, ˈrʊm ɪŋ- /
noun
an arrangement in some hospitals that enables postpartum mothers to keep their babies with them in their rooms rather than in a separate nursery.
Origin of rooming-in
First recorded in 1940–45