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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All birth attendants (midwives, doctors, paediatricians, nurses) are trained in neonatal resuscitation, one of the first steps of resuscitation is stimulating the baby. Rubbing and drying the baby. This stimulation often helps a stunned baby cry and gets them breathing and happy.
To the parents or people who haven’t attended a birth before this can look aggressive or even rough. But I assure parents that a firm rub with a soft towel is not nearly as rough as their baby being squeezed between and under the pelvic bone minutes prior.
And It definitely isn’t harder than in dry my toddler after bath time either.
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