Immediate Postpartum Period

Immediate Postpartum Period Breastfeeding Tips:

• No matter what type of birth you experience, immediately place baby skin-to-skin on your chest

• Cover baby to prevent heat loss, but remain skin to skin to facilitate the mother-baby natural temperature regulation system

• Skin-to-skin babies will usually find the breast and begin nursing within 30 minutes after birth

• Avoid any mother-baby separation; enjoy full rooming-in, if in hospital

• If medical issues prevent baby from being placed immediately on your skin, send partner to stay with baby until he/she can be brought to mother

• Partner can perform skin-to-skin if mother is unable.