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 son got stuck and help was called, they were kneading my stomach like you would bread to try and help him out. Anyway, when he finally came out he was purple, rushed into and incubator and given oxygen. They wanted him to cry to open his airways and make sure he could breathe on his own.

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