I keep reading articles that state that suctioning at birth is unnecessary. When my first was born the nurses quickly cut the cord, and swept her away for deep suctioning. I thought something might be wrong but they said that it was their normal hospital policy.
She had a severe reflux problem for the first year of life and I later want to study if it had somethign to do with them suctioning like that after birth. It seems more and more babies that I know are having the reflux problem and I have to wonder if they were deep suctioned after birth.
If having your baby in the hospital you may consider thinking about this.
I will have a bulb syringe and a DeLee Mucus trap for deeper suction if necessary. I was told by a midwife that you only use the Mucus trap if there is meconium present And the baby is having trouble breathing.
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