You've had a long hard labour and much to your total disappointment you had to have an emergency c-section. Afterwards you think to yourself, what was the point of all that labouring and then I end up with a c-section. Actually there is a point, babies benefit from labour! Here's how:
- Labour helps baby breathe. The hormones released during labour increase important elements in the baby's lung which help the lungs stay expanded after birth, it also helps the baby clear the amniotic fluid out.
- Labour stress helps pump more blood to the baby's brain, hear and kidney.
- Labour sends increased energy supply to the baby to help the baby keep satisfied until the transitional milk comes in on day three.
- Labour increases the hormones that aid in bonding. Babies often arrive in the quiet alert state which helps babies be more responsive to their parents in the first hour or so. Hormones are directly responsible for that.
- Labour increases the white blood cells generated during labour which helps increase the baby's immunity
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