When babies are born they?re immediately exposed to what will feel like cold air as compared to your warm and cozy womb. Nurses will quickly dry your baby?s skin, wrap baby in warm blankets, and place baby skin-to-skin on your bare chest. Did you know that placing baby straight onto your bare chest helps baby stabilize their breathing, hold a steady body temperature, and prepare for their first nursing session"
As baby transitions to life outside of your womb, three important things you can do to help baby adapt are:

Baby stays warm against your bare chest with a blanket laid over them
Baby cries to clear their lungs
Baby starts to nurse at your breast to satisfy their hunger

Go Skin-to-Skin at Baby’s Birth
The best place for your baby to help maintain an ideal temperature is laying on your bare chest covered with a warmed blanket. The Association of Women?s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN) recommends skin-to-skin contact for all healthy newborns immediately after birth through the first hour of life. Researchers have found that babies placed skin-to-skin soon after birth maintain better body temperature and require fewer exams and needed treatments.
Your nurse will help guide you and baby during skin-to-skin care. They?ll help you get into a comfortable position for nursing, and ensure baby?s nose isn?t covered or blocked, their neck is in a good position, and that baby?s legs are curled into their body.
Benefits of Early Skin-to-Skin Bonding
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