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Covid-19 (Coronavirus): For information related to COVID-19, visit vcuhealth.org/covid-19. For information specific to children and families, visit Children's Hospital of Richmond at VCU.
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If your doctor or midwife decides that you need to have a C-section, you should not be concerned that your childbirth will be an impersonal, sterile, surgical experience. In fact, the opposite is true.
Our specialists pioneered the practice of family-centered C-section, a gentle, calm, more natural experience that helps you feel more in control and promotes mother-baby bonding and breastfeeding. For your baby’s birth:
We place all healthy newborns on the mother’s bare chest for 1 hour or until the first feeding. This skin-to-skin contact allows your baby to smell you and be close to your breast, which can make breastfeeding easier and ultimately more successful. It also enables your body to regulate your baby’s body temperature and heart rate. The emotional bonding between mom and baby that is established during this time is critical to early infant development.
