Sam - Although I can thankfully say that I've never seen a baby measured 
in the way you described, I've seen some pretty awful things done to 
babies. Until only a few weeks ago (when a new educator came on board) we 
still had on our newborn orders that each infant was to have a tube passed 
through both nostils to "confirm patency of the nares!"  I'm only slowly  
getting nurses to understand that it isn't realistic to expect babies to 
breathe "perfectly" before the 1 minute apgar. As it is - one retraction, 
one bit of nasal flaring or grunting and it's off to the nursery. The new 
educator gave a class on the long term effects of noxious stimuli on the 
newborn, immature brain that seems to be getting people's attention. 
Here's hoping for gentler births!   Deb Ray, RNC, IBCLC

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