Pregnant or planning to be? Test your knowledge of important childbirth issues that can affect you and your baby's health and well-being.
True or false?
Clamping the umbilical cord should be delayed until the cord stops pulsing. (The answer is true)
True or false?
The best place for a healthy baby right after birth is held skin-to-skin in its mother's arms. (The answer is true)
Holding the baby skin-to-skin fosters attachment and helps with breastfeeding initiation. It also decreases stress on the baby. The baby is calmer. The baby cries less. The baby is kept warm so. The baby isn't expending extra calories with the crying or with trying to keep it so harm.
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