The emergence of maternal instinct

The emergence of maternal instinct and the beginning of a better life: skin to skin contact. Born, the child gets out of the darkness and water pollution to air and light, from warm to cool the world that with their new smells, tastes, voices, touch, and strangers to him still a stranger. Where and how a newborn feels best? How to take care of him, what he really wants and what needs to adapt to an unfamiliar world?

Best in her mother's arms. Mother to child most dear and beloved people in the world.
In just a darkened room, a quiet, stark naked on the mother's abdomen newborn remains in its natural environment where he feels safe. Mom warm and soft, her voice mark her heartbeat and breathing become more familiar in the stomach. The smell of mother's smell and taste of amniotic fluid - all this world, which helps the newborn to adjust to life outside the womb.
In our time the best principles of post-natal health care and children born within the first hours and days of their lives are as follows:

    Early postnatal physical contact between mother and child for 1,5-2 hours after birth, before the first breastfeed.
    Permanent residence, mother and child.
    Frequent breastfeeding.
Why is it so important contact "skin to skin" and how it happens1. First of all, to avoid cooling should ensure that your child warm
To do this immediately after the birth of baby wipe warmer towel: as wet body cools rapidly, losing heat from the movement of air, gives off heat the colder object environment. Drying is also encourage better breathing.
Then my mother put the child on his stomach, covered with a large warm towel and put a cap on his head to reduce heat loss in the head.
Abdomen, chest, breast (so-called "mother's Nest") - the best heat source for the child. The mother's body is the most reliable, secure and trusted source of heat for a child who avoids COOLING. Research confirmed that children who at birth had been in contact with the mother "skin to skin, the higher the temperature of the body and skin as compared with children who are dressed and placed in the crib.
Direct heat is the mother's body not only preserves, but also increases the energy reserves of the child.2. Lying on his stomach at the mother, the child will avoid the stress of loneliness
Compared with children who swaddle and immediately placed in a crib, babies who remain with the mother after birth to 90 minutes, significantly less crying after birth, no more than one minute. A newborn can cry after birth in pain, hunger or discomfort. Child feels physical remoteness from the mother and starts to cry. Stop weeping when he is again able to be with his mom.
Children who were at the mother's abdomen very little time in the first 45-90 minutes of life, crying is much more likely to loneliness.3. Postpartum weight loss is less because the baby cries less and therefore lose less energy4. Generic grease
To avoid skin damage, birth grease is not washed, because it protects against infections and the debate is helpful for the skin, absorbs herself, the child does not rub, as the generic lubricant - a natural skin protection.5. Darkened room
Since the baby is born from darkness to light, avoid excessive irritation of the eyes of the child from the light room should be dark as possible - it uses a local fixtures.6. Umbilical cord
The umbilical cord cut and clamped, and held a toilet navel, while the child is a mother on her stomach.7. Purging airway
Healthy and born at term children aspiration (purging the airways with small bowel and the suction pump) is not done, because excessive amniotic fluid stem itself when the child is a mother on her stomach.
Aspiration - a nasty painful process, which can damage the mucous membranes, saliva increased. Moreover, there is a risk of respiratory arrest and slowing of the heart.8. Child's mind in the first hours of life called the so-called quiet wakefulness stage, which lasts longer (up to 40 minutes), if the child remains in contact with mom
In this case, the child is less than moving. His eyes are wide open, clear and shining. The child is calm, not crying. Carefully considering the face and eyes of the parents, met with them, studying them, and stores. Responds to the mother's voice.
During this period the child's attention drawn to the eyes and ears on the first contact with their parents. This is a special quiet wakefulness and an innate ability to communicate - this time there is maternal instinct and creates the future attachment between the child and his parents.9. Eyes
Newborns can see already at his birth, they have also visual memory. Children are born short-sighted: all clearly see objects at a distance of 20-25 cm, it is the same distance at which a child sees the face of his mother during feeding. Researchers found that children born in time, are able to see the face of his mother within 4 hours after birth.
Prefers to look at the contrasting colors, light and dark tones.
Prefers to look at the bent, twisted and round items - compared to direct, to the intricate - in comparison with simpler and less detailed.
Thoracic halo is very attractive for the child (contrast, round) and this is his first pole star when he was crawling to the breast of mother's abdomen.
Prefers to look at people's faces, especially mom and dad, emotions on the mother's face. Mom to a child as a mirror, the child is reflected in the mother's face, mother and child imitate each other.
For the newborn and the mother is very important eye contact eye to eye, because this is an extremely important element in human relationships.10. Hearing
Newborn babies can hear and they already have auditory memory. The voting was held in the womb before birth.
Distinguishes between different types of voices (eg, call hours), strength, height, acquaintances and strangers to vote. Hearing is well developed. Mothers and fathers instinctively use a high voice when they speak immediately after the birth of their child.
It seems that this "syusyukane" universal. Mom of different nationalities use a similar style of speech, speaking with her baby. Child likes to hear people's voices, monotonous voice he prefers emotional. In comparison with other female voices prefers the voice of his mother. In comparison with other male voice in the first week after birth, 80% of newborns prefer to listen to the voice of his father.
Lying at the mother's abdomen, the newborn already listens to in the womb become familiar it sounds: heartbeat, breathing, intestinal motility.11. Smells - taste, smell, and the corresponding memory
Olfactory stimulus is physiologically more important role before feeding than is commonly believed.
Coming from the mother's breast odor like the smell of amniotic fluid, it directs the child to her breast.
Newborn sucking kulachek and fingers before you crawl to the breast, because on the handles was a familiar smell and taste of amniotic fluid.
That's why no need to wash after birth with handprints fetal water.
The child is able to use prenatal olfactory memory for orientation on my mother's breast and nipple location. Smell mother-child best friend. Odors bother him and only hinder the first contact with his mother, as well as the first attempts to reach her mother's breast and start feeding.
Therefore, the midwife must not take away the baby with the mother's abdomen to weigh, measure, and bathing immediately after birth.12. Movement is important before feeding
If the child tightly swaddle, his physical activity is limited.
Babies have an innate ability itself spontaneously crawl to her mother's breast, he may realize, if we give him for this opportunity.
After giving birth, her mother lay on her stomach. After a rest - at the age of about 20 minutes - a newborn becomes more active, since it increases motor activity. Appears exploratory reflex, the child is actively looking for a mouth, make sucking movements, sucking fingers, wagging his head in different directions, raises and lowers his head. Trying to crawl toward the mother's breast, shoves legs, muscular strength in the neck, shoulders and arms helps to lift your head and move it. Periodically, the child is resting, then starts again.
Pushing the legs on the mother's abdomen helps the placenta, and movements of the Child on the abdomen reduces uterine bleeding.
Newborn makes the grasping hand movements, thus massaging the mother's nipple. At the age of about one hour, the baby gets to his chest, he grabs her and starts to suck, which ensures the proper technique for sucking. Interruption even for a very short time breaks skin to skin contact between mother and child. Parents look at the first way a baby and are delighted by the ability of his child.13. Touch
Tangential sensitivity of activated long before the birth.
After the birth of your child like to be close to mom or dad, their warm hands. Most of tactile receptors on the hands and lips, which explains why the child likes to suck their fingers. He begins to suck them since the 24th week. Skin - the most sensitive organ of our body. Mother's touch and stroking well affect the spiritual and physical development of children, improve his condition.14. Lactation
When the baby suckles and grabs for it, it was accompanied by:
Hormones - oxytocin levels in the mother and child increased, so that freed a large number of gastrointestinal hormones. This, in turn, stimulates the growth of intestinal villi, increasing the area of ​​the absorption of calories, and it leads to the fact that food is digested better. That is why breast-feeding children should be quantitatively less food.
With the release of these hormones in the intestine of a child having contractions (abbreviations) - mekonium, or primary feces, separated earlier, thereby reducing the occurrence of abnormal yellowing of the newborn (which should be treated).
Oxytocin - this Antistress hormone (hormone of happiness "), which strengthens the bond between mother and child, maternal instinct is stronger and occurs more rapidly.
Oxytocin increases uterine contractions, thereby reducing the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.
Conclusion: in a routine obstetric procedures, great attention should be paid to breast feeding, communication between mother and child, child illness, factors that impede adaptation. Even a brief separation from her mother greatly harms the first contact and first feeding.
Skin to skin contact for 1,5-2 hours after birth is important because:

    Newborn, so it's easier to get used to a new life outside the womb;
    Breast-feeding is easier;
    The whole period of breastfeeding for longer;
    Do not have to treat the disease, which can cause improper handling of newborns. Such as: adaptive emotion, hypothermia, gipoglekimiya (low blood sugar), politsetemiya (thick blood), infections, psychological problems between mother and child, problems with breastfeeding, etc.;
    Bilirubin metabolism of the child is improving, there is less pathological yellow;
The mother is less postpartum stress - the puerperal calmer, more keep the child next to him, take him longer in his hands;

       Postpartum pain and fatigue are forgotten quickly, suturing is better tolerated;
    Mother know about the special abilities of your child understand his desire between mother and child, a strong relationship with the first minutes of his life;
    The relationship between mother and child is better in lifelong learning;
    The first hours of life - this time to talk with your mom and dad time to know each other. This is a mutual curiosity and the first joy of recognition laid the foundation for a strong link between mother and child for life.