Baby’s First Moments

Newborn procedures and rooming-in preferences

Newborn procedures and rooming-in preferences

What usually happens in the first minutes after birth Immediately after birth, the clinical priority is confirming neonatal transition: breathing, heart rate, tone, color, thermoregulation, and overall responsiveness. Most vigorous term newborns can be placed skin-to-skin on the birthing parent while the team performs an initial assessment. This may include drying, warming, positioning the airway, […]

Newborn care preferences in birth plan

Newborn care preferences in birth plan

Why newborn care preferences belong in a birth plan Many people think of a birth plan as a document focused on labor positions, pain management, and delivery preferences. Yet the immediate postpartum period is just as worthy of planning. In the first hour, clinicians may assess neonatal transition, support thermoregulation, facilitate skin-to-skin contact, initiate feeding, […]