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Nate 17-09-2012

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6 days ago

Narrow the Knees to Push with Ease: Challenge The Norm and Get The Job Done! ... See MoreSee Less

Narrow the Knees to Push with Ease: Challenge The Norm and Get The Job Done!

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For as long as I can remember, I (and probably you) have been encouraging birthing people to adopt upright, forward and open positions (so-called ‘UFO Positions’) in labor in order to make as much...

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3 weeks ago

🄳🄴🄻🄰🅈🄴🄳 1🅂🅃 🄱🄰🅃🄷💦

This is a practice that has recently changed!⁣

It’s been standard that newborns get baths anywhere from 2-6 hours after birth, but we are now seeing that DELAYING that bath for 12 hours or more can be REALLY beneficial for baby!⁣

Delaying your baby’s bath has been shown to increase breastfeeding rates during your hospital stay, and increase skin to skin time! ⁣

We already know the benefits of skin to skin, and how amazing it is for baby AND you:⁣

♥️ Releases hormones that relieve stress and stabilize baby's temperature, breathing rate, heart rate, and blood sugar.⁣
♥️ Helps with mom & baby’s stress level, may help with baby crying less⁣
♥️ Boosts baby’s immune system⁣
♥️ May help baby not lose as much weight⁣
♥️ Helps your colostrum flow easier⁣
♥️ Helps boost bonding with baby⁣
♥️ Along with many other benefits!⁣

Delaying a bath will also help keep Vernix on baby’s skin for a longer period! ⁣

Vernix is that cheesy substances that all babies are born with (some have more, and some have less). Vernix is an AMAZING natural moisturizer for baby as he is transitioning to life outside of amniotic fluid. It also has immunological benefits, providing an extra layer of protection as baby’s immune system is maturing, and may help with temperature regulation for baby as well!⁣

When can you not delay a bath?⁣

If you have HIV or any form of Hepatitis, it’s recommended to NOT delay baby’s first bath. Additionally, if you develop chorioamnionitis during birth, or if baby is not treated with antibiotics for a positive GBS mom, in many facilities a delayed bath is not recommended. ⁣

Did you delay? 🛁 🧼 👶 ⁣

#delayedbath #newbornbaby #bathingbaby #fedisbest #pregnancy #pregnancyeducation #breastfeedingisbeautiful #lactationconsultant #normalizebreastfeeding #breastfeedingjourney #1sttimemom #breastfeedingmoms #healthypregnancy #pregnancyblog #firsttimemommy #doulaviewllc #thelamazedoula #6monthspregnant #7monthspregnant #40weekspregnant ... See MoreSee Less

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Norwest Doula Services

3 weeks ago

✨Breathing support ✨

In the uterus your baby is completely dependent on the placenta to provide oxygenation through the umbilical cord.

Your baby is swimming in amniotic fluid and needs to clear that fluid to make room for air once born.

Most babies born vaginally will have no issues in doing this, they will let out a big cry and the pressure from that inhalation forces fluid in the lungs to move out into the tissues and let air in.

As the placenta stops pulsating to your baby and inhalation begins the reduced pressure will cause 3 shunts in the heart to close. These were alternate paths for blood flow while your baby is in the uterus and they are not needed after birth.

At times this transition can be delayed and that can be due to many things such as maternal medications, poor placental function etc.

So what do we do as midwives?

First we stimulate give bub a nice rub, ask mum to blow on the face to try and initiate a cry if these aren't
working we go straight to a bag and mask.

If you think of the lungs as 2 flat balloons.
We all know how hard it is to get that first breath into a flat balloon and once there is a little air in there the balloon inflates a lot easier.

Putting it simply that is what the bag and mask does, it pushes air into your baby’s lungs to inflate the “balloons” (lungs) and makes it a whole lot easier to take that first breath.

Keeping the CORD INTACT is a resuscitation technique on its own, research has shown babies with delayed cord clamping started to breathe and establish regular breathing earlier then babies who had early cord clamping.

In Australia it's rare at the moment for resuscitation to take place by the bedside in a hospital setting. At home births this can easily be achieved as you can see in the above photo.

Midwives : @ittakesavillagemidwifery 👏
📷 : @emma_jean_photography ♥️
✨ Words and informative Repost by @peacewithbirth ✨
@thebirthimpact

#newbornresus #birth #beinformed #homebirth #intactbirth #intactresus #homebirthmidwife #trustbirth #transition #birthwork #breathwork #birthskills #thebirthimpact #doulaviewllc #thelamazedoula ... See MoreSee Less