Can anyone explain to me what EXACTLY happens in the delivery room when a baby is born?
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I'm writing a birth scene for a story, and in it are the mom, dad, baby, doctors, nurses, whoever's supposed to be in the room when a baby is born. I want an exact breakdown of what happens, what medical staff are on hand, what happens before and immediately after the birth, and any other important details, such as, does the dad have to wear scrubs and a mask? I know this sounds like such a dumb question, but I'm 22, have never had a baby, and want the scene to be realistic. Thanks a ton to anyone who answers this! I know I'm asking a lot, but your participation will not go unappreciated!!! THANK YOU!!!! 
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February 16th, 2011 at 12:34 am
With me my mom and husband where there – they had each of them hold up one of my legs while I laid on my back. There was also a midwife and a nurse, they would tell me when to push and encorage me, then say to pause a breath. They offer to hold a mirror up so you can see the head coming – eww, was my opinion. No one had to wear a mask or scrubs (though my husband did have to wear a mask earlier when they gave me an epidural). The baby kind of takes two step forward and one step back, if that makes sense, so you can see the top of the head, then it disappears, then it comes back, etc. The midwife eases the head and shoulders out at th eend, then in a big push the whole rest of the baby comes. The mom is pretty out of it – and _my_ mom almost fainted because she had never been on that end of a birth – lots of blood. THey put the baby on your chest right away and clamp of the cord at both ends, and then the dad usually has the option to cut it. Oh, and a dr gets called in if there are complications or oftenn anyway for the actual momement of birth. They also clean the baby up and do some tests pretty much right away, gunk on the eyes – some hospitatls ttake them across the room for that, some do it right on your chest. Get some mom friends of yours to vet the scene after you write it, too, might not be such a bad idea. Oh yeah, and somoe dads too – moms are really pretty out of it for a lot of that, very focused on pushing, and on pain (though most the pain is over before you push, but pushing feels like you are about to ripi something, and often you do or get an epistotomy – so after the baby is cleaned up they are stitching you up while dad often holds the baby. yuck, don’t want to think abou tthat, for me it was the worst part, I had had all I coudl take by then).
February 16th, 2011 at 12:34 am
Go to babycenter.com, and click on photos, videos button. It has some pretty real, and graphic births.
February 16th, 2011 at 12:34 am
Well when you are 10cm and ready to start pushing its usually just mom, dad, and a nurse. Then when the baby starts to come down they call the doctor and possibly another nurse. You deliver the baby and they put the baby directly onto mommy’s chest and you hold the baby for a minute or two! Then the nurse who looks over the baby carries it to the table and performs the apgar test. They get from 1-9 if oxygen is administrated they can get a 10. Then they clean the baby up and attempt the first breastfeed. After they come and take babys footprints and a picture for the hospital to have on record.. Then you are moved to your recovery room with the baby.
February 16th, 2011 at 12:34 am
I can only tell you what happened with me.
I live in australia so i dont know if procedure is different or not.
Basically i was in the delivery room, my husband and mother were there.
They were there the whole time, and i had two midwives in there with me. Then they left as it was shift change, i had another midwife – she then told me when it was time to push, i pushed for 55 min – then the doctors came in and informed me that i had to have my son delivered via vaccum delivery because he was stuck. Basically it is a suction cap which is inserted inside the woman and it gets pumped up and grabs hold of the babies’ head and then they pull him out.
Once he was delivered they put him on my chest, then his dad cut the cord – he was put on the table under the light where he was examined by a child nurse and doctor where they perform the APSGAR SCALE test – which is a test to make sure the baby has normal functioning limbs etc, which is done i think 5 and then 10 minutes after birth.
He was then bathed, dressed and wrapped up and given to me.
During this time i gave birth to the placenta, then i got 30 stitches down there. I was then taken into the bathroom where i had a shower, then got given dinner – and then once i felt up to it – i got put in a wheel chair, and my son and i got taken to our room.
Hope i helped.