This is an even more important reason to put the baby there.  Dr Michel
Odent came to my area to talk a few weeks ago. His talk was about the 'love
cocktail' that happend after birth and that a women's ability to fall in
love will never be higher than the hour after birth.  He has a lot of
studies that are saying that induction of labor is counter to that, and is
very detrimental to bonding.

Incidently, he also said that every culture interrupts the first hour
(americans do it with 'procedures')  Cultures who interrupt it the most
will be the most violent.

I think puttting babies sts after birth could be the single best thing for
our culture.

Melissa Senf, RN, IBCLC

On Friday, May 3, 2013, Nikki Lee wrote:

> Dear Lactnet Friends:
>
> When I worked in labor and delivery, I heard mothers rejecting their
> newborns saying things like, "eeuw, take it away",  and  "gross" .
>
>  How would the human race have survived if new mothers rejected their
> young?
>
> Is a mother rejecting her baby when she isn't ready to give birth (when
> labor is induced) a sign of her lack of readiness? We know that
> consequences of induction included a premature baby and better chance of
> retained placental fragments (because the placenta isn't ready to
> detach). Is  rejection of the newborn a consequence of technologically
> driven birth?  believe so.
>
> How can a mother feel safe to open and receive her baby when she is
> surrounded by strangers and machines? Labor is disrupted in all other
> species when it occurs in zoos....humans are mammals and react as any other
> mammal would to stress. Interruption and interference in labor is perceived
> as a threat and keeps sympathetic nervous system hormones activated,
> interfering with calm, content and embracing the newborn.
>
> What do you all think?
>
> warmly,
>
> --
> Nikki Lee RN, BSN, Mother of 2, MS, IBCLC, CCE, CIMI, ANLC, CKC
> Author:* Complementary and Alternative Medicine in Breastfeeding Therapy*
> www.breastfeedingalwaysbest.com
> https://www.facebook.com/nikkileehealth
>
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