What happens right after the baby is born?
Suctioning
APGARS
Cord cutting – when and what options are there?
Measuring
APGAR Score – what are these and what do they mean
Score to indicate strength of baby in terms of
heart rate breathing muscle tone reaction to stimulus skin colour
At birth
Five minutes later
Scores could be 7 at birth and 10 at 5 minutes
Please discuss the following with your midwife to find out what happens and the timings.
Eye Care – not done in the UK. Any eye infections can be treated with breast milk.
Blood tests
Hearing test
Bathing/topping & tailing – vernix
Heal prick test