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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A good strong cry indicates that the newborn is breathing well. If there’s no cry, it essentially means the respiration is poor or the baby might’ve gone for asphyxia. I don’t think they ‘slap’, but after performing initial resuscitation steps like giving warmth, positioning the baby to keep airway open, suctioning off the secretions in mouth and nose and drying the baby.. stimulus like gentle and brief rubbing of the newborn’s back, trunk or extremities is given which can improve the respiratory efforts of the baby.
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