Interesting Article About the First Hour After Birth

A HypnoBirthing colleague posted this to her Facebook page, and I quite enjoyed it. It’s an article that talks about the importance of that first hour after birth. Basically, the benefits of leaving mom and baby together, uninterrupted, for an hour after birth are numerous. This is why it’s so important to fight for that delayed cord-cutting and skin-to-skin bonding time at the hospital.

The First Hour Following Birth: Don’t Wake the Mother!