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The short video is designed to show you how to enjoy
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safe skin-to-skin care with your newborn baby,
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why this is important and how to dress and cover your baby afterwards.
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After your baby is born, you will be offered your baby immediately
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or as soon as possible for what is called skin-to-skin care.
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This is when your naked baby is placed directly onto your skin,
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usually wearing only a hat and a nappy.
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Your baby will be covered with the correct number of sheets and blankets
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to keep your baby at the perfect temperature.
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You should be able to see your baby's face at all times,
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and baby's neck should be nice and straight with their head upwards,
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so they can breathe easily.
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Your baby's temperature
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and your temperature will be checked within the first hour of life
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because if you are too hot to cold, this can impact on your baby.
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Your midwife would also check the temperature of the room you are in
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to make sure you and your baby have the correct number of layers on.
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Safe skin-to-skin care is calming for both parent and baby.
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It helps strengthen early feeding cues for baby,
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it helps your baby at the right temperature,
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and it is a beautiful time to bond with your baby and get to know them.
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Birth partners can provide skin-to-skin too.
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So what happens next?
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Each parent and baby are unique and will all do things slightly differently.
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But as a general rule of thumb, there are three key points
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to keep in mind about when to get your baby dressed.
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These points are:
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number one,
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after at least one hour of safe skin-to-skin care.
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And or number two, after baby has had their first feed.
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And or number three, when mum or dad
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or your other birth partner is ready to.
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This is a time when baby may start to get cold
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if they are not dressed and covered properly.
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So try not to leave your baby naked if you are not doing skin-to-skin care anymore.
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Dress your baby in a vest and a baby grow and then either one or two
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0.5 tog blankets depending on the room temperature.
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For example, if the room temperature is 21 degrees,
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your baby will need four layers over them.
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Like this example, a vest is one layer, a baby grow is a second layer.
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And then each unfolded blanket counts as another layer.
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If you fold your blanket in half, this counts as two layers.
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There are room thermometers and easy-to-follow posters in all delivery
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areas at the Rosie, so you can work out how many layers your baby needs.
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Sometimes your baby may need
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more or less layers if their temperature is slightly high or low.
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But your midwife will check this and help you work it out.
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If you think your baby feels too hot or too cold,
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please ask your midwife to check your baby's temperature.
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Don't forget your baby's hat,
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this is a really good way to help your baby stay at the right temperature
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after they are first born because babies lose a lot of heat from their heads.
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But they can also make baby too hot
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if they are not taken off when they are not needed.
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The best way to work this out is to feel your baby's chest
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and back with your bare hands to see if they feel like the right temperature
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and ask your midwife for advice on when to take your baby's hat off
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until you get used to how your baby feels.
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These posters are in every delivery room
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at the Rosie Hospital and show how to do safe skin-to-skin care,
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when to stop doing skin-to-skin care and what to do next.
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There is a guide for how many layers your baby will need on them
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depending on the room temperature you are in
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and of course, your midwife will be there to support you and your baby
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and make sure you have everything you may need.
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If you are unsure about anything at all,
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or you want to check if your baby is the right temperature,
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your midwife will be able to help you at any time.
