Your Pregnancy

WOMB TO WORLD

1 SKIN TO SKIN

Before your due date, negotiate with your caregiver about skin-to-skin contact immediately after birth – even before the checks that are routinely done on your baby. Ask if these checks can be done while baby is on your chest. It’s not necessary to weigh and measure baby immediately after birth, as this can be done within the hour. Any medications

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