/Great to hear it's happening elsewhere//! This has been the norm for 
some time now in my workplace, and we wouldn't want it any other way! So 
beneficial for all concerned.

Cheers
Eva Hoebee
Australia
/
On 1/10/2015 1:40 AM, Rachel Myr wrote:
> Just had to share this!
> Recently I was fortunate enough to accompany a mother at a planned
> cesarean. I worked with her on her previous breastfeeding experience, which
> was rocky for the first three months or so and wanted to do my bit to help
> her get a good start this time.
> This was her first cs and it was for a good medical reason, not of her
> choosing. It meant that everything was calm, during the day, with full
> staffing, and I was an extra person there. The midwife assigned to her was
> not comfortable with giving Vitamin K and drying the baby off in the OR so
> we left the room for a very few minutes. Normally in my hospital, the baby
> is then brought back to mother who gives baby a peck on the cheek before
> midwife, mother's partner and baby return to labor suite (another wing of
> hospital) where midwife records weight and other data while father holds
> the clothed and bundled baby until they are invited to come to mother in
> recovery. It usually takes an hour at least before they are reunited. By
> then the anesthesia is wearing off and mother may be unable to tolerate the
> baby's efforts to crawl to her breast. We have a problem with cold babies,
> too, especially after cs (wonder why - NOT).
> All staff involved were a bit surprised to see me in the OR and in recovery
> as I rarely stray from postpartum these days. But a lot of them happened to
> be women I have helped with breastfeeding and I think that made it easier.
> The obstetricians commented on the lovely sounds from the mother's side of
> the screen, the anesthesia staff were utterly charmed and in recovery they
> were astonished that for once, a baby wasn't wailing on arrival.
> Baby spontaneously attached to breast 85 minutes after birth, with no
> discomfort for mother. Baby's temperature was 37 degrees C right through
> the whole recovery, and they were wheeled to postpartum still skin to skin
> four hours after birth. Baby had fed two or three times already.
> It was the most fun I've had at a cs, ever, I think. And one of the most
> enjoyable days at work in a long time too. My newly qualified colleague who
> was assigned to care for mother and baby during the cs and recovery really
> got it. Instead of taking the baby to labor ward for weight and
> measurement, she brought the whole cart with scales etc up to recovery and
> did it at the bedside, after baby had completed a leisurely feed. And she
> talked about it to everyone else at work too.
> My goal is for this to be the norm at ALL births before I retire. Please
> wish me luck.
> Rachel Myr, Kristiansand
>
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