Dr. Nicole Says - Skin To Skin Contact Should Be Routine With EVERY Birth

Birth With Power

Dr. Nicole C. Rankins

Parenting, Kids & Family

4.9 • 637 Ratings

🗓️ 21 September 2023

⏱️ 13 minutes

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Summary

On your skin. That’s where your baby should be right after birth!

The benefits of skin to skin contact include:

An easier transition to newborn life
More stable breathing and temperature
Helps with breastfeeding
Promotes bonding

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0:00.0	Let's talk about skin to skin contact.
0:09.4	Welcome to the All About Pregnancy and Birth podcast.
0:14.0	I'm Dr. Nicole Calloway Rankin's, a board certified OBGYN who's been in practice for nearly 15 years.
0:20.7	I've had the privilege of helping over 1,000 babies into this world, and I'm here to help
0:26.1	you be calm, confident, and empowered to have a beautiful pregnancy in birth.
0:32.4	Quick note, this podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for medical advice. Check out the full
0:39.4	disclaimer at dr. Nicole rankins.com forward slash disclaimer. Now let's get to it.
0:49.7	Hello there. Welcome to another episode of the podcast. This is a Dr. Nicole says episode about skin to skin contact. Whether you are a new listener or a returning listener, I am so glad you're spending some of your time with me today. So let's talk about skin to skin contact. Your baby should be on your skin right after birth.
1:16.4	That is what skin-to-skin contact is. And by right after birth, I mean your baby can come straight
1:22.6	out of your vagina and right up onto your bare chest. Now, if that feels like a bit much for you, you know,
1:31.2	maybe there's blood, bodily fluids, then your baby can certainly be dried off first on your
1:37.2	chest with a blanket and then placed on your skin. But really, your baby should be with you after birth. You know, traditionally or back on your skin, but really your baby should be with you after birth.
1:47.0	You know, traditionally or back in the day, we used to do some things that we know don't have
1:52.6	benefit anymore.
1:54.2	We would immediately clamp and cup the cord, give mom a quick peek and take the baby over to
1:59.9	the warmer for an assessment where the nurses
2:03.1	would look at the baby, wrap the baby, put a hat on the baby, do the baby's vitals, temperature,
2:07.6	all of those things. And we've since discovered that really all of those things are not necessary.
2:13.3	They don't have to happen right away. We really need to be prioritizing mom, parents being the ones to have
2:20.7	connection with their baby immediately after birth. And it's not even just the mental benefits of
2:29.2	connecting with your baby with skin to skin contact after birth. There's actually some science that
2:34.0	shows that it has
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