eli5 Why is it important that the baby cries after birth

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I saw a reel on how african doctors will slap the baby for them to cry and i know for a fact that this is true and there must be a reason behind it but i just don’t get it

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My youngest didn’t cry after birth. It was a big red flag alerting the doctors that he wasn’t breathing properly. They tried to get him to cry but he started grunting which was a distress sign. His lungs had collapsed

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