What happens to my baby immediately after birth?

Newborn infants don't have the capacity to control their temperature well, so it's very necessary that they be saved heat and dry. If you have had a vaginal transport and you and your toddler are both in right condition, he must be placed at once onto your abdomen and dried off there. He'll be covered with a warm towel or blanket and given a cap to maintain his head warm.

Skin-to-skin contact will assist preserve your baby warm and let the two of you begin bonding as well. (Don't worry about bonding if you cannot hold your toddler proper away because one of you needs instantaneous medical care. There'll be plenty of time for bonding later.)

Your practitioner will clamp the umbilical twine in two places and then reduce between the two clamps. (Your partner can do the honors if he desires to!) She'll gather a tube of blood from the cord to take a look at your baby's blood type and might also use it for different exams as well.

Consider speakme to your caregiver about when to clamp and reduce the cord. Many practitioners in the United States automatically cut the wire almost immediately after birth. However, recent research shows that waiting a few minutes – so that extra blood flows from the placenta to the toddler – lowers the threat of new child anemia and iron deficiency in infancy.