Contents:
- Medical Video: Strangest birth in the world 17 babies at once unbelievable !!!
- Actions and procedures that are immediately performed on newborns
- 1. Suck mucus
- 2. APGAR test
- 3. Weighed and measured in length
- 4. Early breastfeeding initiation
- 5. Apply eye ointment
- 6. Provision of vitamin K1 and hepatitis B vaccine
- 7. Washed
- 8. Cap your feet
Medical Video: Strangest birth in the world 17 babies at once unbelievable !!!
There are a number of standard procedures performed for almost all newborns. This procedure is important to ensure that your child is born in a healthy state and all his organs are functioning properly.If you are a new prospective parent, maybe you have not experienced this one. Don't worry, the article below will review various procedures and actions that are generally carried out when a new baby is born.
Actions and procedures that are immediately performed on newborns
1. Suck mucus
When a new baby, the doctor or medical team will immediately suck or suck the mouth and nose using a special tool to clean mucus and amniotic fluid so that he can breathe on his own.
After that, the baby's body will also be cleaned from the remnants of mucus attached to the body and dried using a soft cloth. Bnewborn babies do not have the ability to control their body temperature properly, so it is very important to make sure your baby stays warm and dry.
2. APGAR test
Along with the process of suctioning and drying babies, APGAR tests were also carried out. This test is done to assess the condition of the baby in the first minute and the fifth minute after the umbilical cord is cut. Assessment is based on heart rate, breathing, muscle tone, motion reflexes, and skin tone.
APGAR values range from 0 to 10. Babies who get grades above 7, generally babies are considered healthy. Most babies get a score of 8 or 9. If your baby is fine, the baby will be shown briefly to the mother and then the doctor will do further treatment for her. However, if your baby gets a low APGAR test result, the doctor will immediately find out the cause for further testing until the problem can be resolved.
3. Weighed and measured in length
Less than half an hour after birth, the baby will generally be weighed immediately. This is done to prevent improper measurements due to evaporation of fluids in the baby's body that occur due to changes in temperature.
Unlike the measurement of birth weight which must be done immediately, measurement of height and head circumference is not necessarily done at that time. So, medical experts may be able to measure the baby's height and head circumference a few hours later.
4. Early breastfeeding initiation
After making sure the baby's condition is fine, the next process is the initiation of early breastfeeding (IMD). IMD ais breastfeeding as soon as the baby is born, usually within 30 minutes to one hour after the baby is born. PThis procedure is done by placing the baby in the mother's chest where the baby is left naked so that interaction occurs from skin to skin orskin to skin contact. Then, the baby is left to look for himself and approach the mother's nipple for the first time breastfeeding.
During this process, it is recommended not to help the baby, or intentionally push the baby closer to the mother's nipple. Let the whole process of interaction between mother and newborn baby run naturally. The process of initiating early breastfeeding can take place as long as the baby is still sucking on the mother's nipple and will be finished alone when the baby releases the suction from the mother's nipple.
5. Apply eye ointment
Your baby will also generally be given antibiotic eye ointments to prevent eye infections from the birth canal. This procedure can generally be delayed for up to one hour, so you have the opportunity to breastfeed first. Previously the eye ointment used contained silver nitrate. Unfortunately, eye ointments with the content of these compounds actually make the baby's eyes hot.
Instead, doctors use erythromycin which is much safer than silver nitrate. Although to prevent infection in the birth canal, this procedure is also usually performed on babies born from caesarean section.
6. Provision of vitamin K1 and hepatitis B vaccine
The newborn's blood clotting system is still not perfect so it increases the risk of bleeding after birth. Well, to prevent this from happening,then for all newborns, especially babies with low weight will be given an injection of vitamin K1. Usually this proceduregiven after IMD or before getting hepatitis B immunization.
7. Washed
After your baby's temperature has remained stable for at least several hours, a nurse will bathe your baby using lukewarm warm water. Usually, the process of bathing the baby will take a little longer because the former fat layer that attaches to the baby's skin is difficult to clean. Especially if the fat layer is thick enough. The baby will then be dried and put on clothes and dibedong to make sure the body is warm.
8. Cap your feet
Before your child comes out of the delivery room, the nurse will stamp your foot as your baby's identity, so that it is not confused. Most hospitals and maternity clinics will make two copies of the footprints. One for hospital archives and the other for family personal documents.
