Naomi wrote:

> Now why would one want to take the baby off the mother in order to
> observe him or her? Is there a better place to observe normal newborn
> behavior than in mother's arms and on her chest??

Of course there isn't. Its not what I'm saying, its one of the many excuses
given by labour ward staff for not being able to 'allow' prolonged and
uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact after birth.
By obs I mean weighing, measuring, temp etc. In the Uk we do far less to the
new born baby than in some other places. No eye drops, no blood sugar unless
clinically indicated and Vitamin K is only given with the informed consent
of the parents. In my place of work physiological 3rd stage is common-place
with the placenta being delivered by maternal effort in its own good time.
Mothers can choose to have the weighing and measuring done very soon after
birth if they wish, but we try to encourage them to leave all that until we
know the baby has had a good breastfed and gone to sleep.

Hilary Myers

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