Leslie, I also believe that uninterrupted skin-to-skin for at least the
first two hours is vital - especially with the type of births that we are
seeing these days. Some babies will self attach and some just need a little
support in the right direction. It's definitely not the time for
"instructions/advice".
Today we had a first for us - a mother about 2 hours post caesarean was
wheeled (in her bed) into the High Care Nursery and her stable 33-weeker
placed skin-to-skin. Hers was the only baby there, so the midwife could
move incubators around and make space for mom's bed. This mother was so
happy - she needed minimal analgesia! She was still there when I went off
duty!
Jean Ridler RN RM IBCLC
South Africa [log in to unmask]
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