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After birth


Following the Birth
When the baby is born it is placed on your chest, ensuring that he/she is kept warm. The cord is cut. The midwife will suture vaginal or perineal tears if that is nessesary.
Your baby will be weighed and examined by the midwife. Vitamin K injection will be given to your baby and an identification band will be placed on one of your babies ankles.

Vitamin K/Konakion
All babies are born with low levels of Vitamin K. In the first few days of life a Vitamin K deficiency may be life threatening but can be prevented by administering Vitamin K at birth.

Skin-to Skin Contact
Skin-to-skin contact is very important for mothers and babies. When your baby is placed on your chest, skin touching and the familiar sound or your heartbeat is comforting for him/her. Breastfeeding is then encouraged.

Postnatal Ward
Transfer to the postnatal ward usually occurs within two hours of delivery. The usual length of stay is 24-48 hours following a normal delivery. If you have had a normal delivery and you and the baby are well you may be able to go home after a few hours or the same day. If you have had a caesarean section, any complications, or the baby needs monitoring you may need to stay 2-3 days.

Early Transfer Home
The Early Transfer Home option is available to all women living in the catchment area even if the team has not seen you antenatally. Follow up care is provided by the team up until day 5 following transfer home. A number of women choose this option, following an uncomplicated birth, as they prefer to recover in the privacy of their own home, with the security of a daily visit from a midwife to assist with the care and feeding of the baby.

Examinations of the baby after birth

PKU (Heel prick screen test)
This important test is carried out on all babies born in Denmark. It is used to detect very rare inherited disorders. It is carried out 48-72 hours, after the birth, using a sample of your baby’s blood taken from his/her heel.
The test is performed while in hospital or arrangements will be made prior to you leaving the hospital.

Feeding Your Baby
Confidence is the main key for you to be able to feed your baby, but that will only come with the opportunity and time that you have to spend with your baby. Although to breastfeed your baby may be the natural thing to do, it does not always come easily. Help is often required and patience too.

Breastfeeding
The staff at Rigshospitalet promotes and encourages breastfeeding as this provides your baby with the ideal food to help him/her grow and develop. Breast milk is the ideal food for babies – it provides all the nutrition an infant needs for 6 months of life. Breast milk is freely available, convenient and provides many advantages including protection against many infections.

When your baby is born skin-to-skin contact is encouraged and your midwife will help you to start breastfeeding as soon as possible. The staff on the postnatal units will assist you with breastfeeding throughout your stay. Do not hesitate to ask for help. It does take time. Remember, you are both learning something new. It is an exciting and rewarding experience. Please be patient and give yourself the opportunity and time to be successful.

In the first few weeks your baby may want to breastfeed quite often. This is normal as it will strengthen the bond between the baby and yourself and improve the supply of milk.
Three key elements to getting breastfeeding off to a good start are early, frequent and effective feeding.
If you are breastfeeding, the baby needs to learn how to position and attach at the breast. Your midwife will help you to correctly position the baby at your breast. The length of time the baby feeds will be individual for each mother and baby. The first few weeks after the birth can be a challenge, but most concerns and worries will disappear with help – seek help straight away.
Breastfeeding should be an enjoyable time for you and your baby. Having positive encouragement and support from family and friends goes a long way.
Should you choose to bottle feed every assistance will be given in showing you how to feed and sterilise bottles and teats.

Lactation clinic/ Breastfeeding Support Clinic
After you go home, if you have any queries about breastfeeding you can ring the Lactation clinic.





Obstetrisk Klinik

Graviditet, fødsel, barsel

Afsnit 4031
Juliane Marie Centret
Rigshospitalet
Blegdamsvej 9
2100 København Ø

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www.gravid.rh.dk

E-mail:
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Fax: 35 45 38 78

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