Skin to Skin Contact in the OR: Speaking Up and Making it Happen

I've found more really good information on this subject:

Skin to Skin Minutes After C/S in the OR… Speaking Up and Making it Happen

This blog post by a Labor and Delivery nurse gives some excellent advice on how to speak up and ask for skin to skin contact immediately after a cesarean birth. This can be done while the mother's incision is still being closed, and it provides an important bonding time between mom and baby to establish breastfeeding and a healthier, happier newborn.

Here is a wonderful video that shows an example of skin to skin in the operating room:

Breast Crawl - Baby's First Meal

I had heard about a newborn's ability to find its way to the breast by crawling to it without assistance. This is the first video I've seen of it, and it's amazing. The video shows a fully exposed breast.