Patient positining

In newly-born babies who do not start breathing despite thorough drying and additional stimulation, positive-pressure ventilation should be initiated within one minute after birth.
- In newly-born term or preterm (>32 weeks gestation) babies requiring positivepressure ventilation, ventilation should be initiated with air,using a self-inflating bag and mask.
- In newly-born babies requiring positive-pressure ventilation, adequacy of ventilation should be assessed by measurement of the heart rate after 60 seconds of ventilation with visible chest movements.

Immediately after birth, it is recommended to dry the baby with a clean, dry compress, check that he/she is breathing or crying and place him/her on the skin of the mother's abdomen while waiting for the delayed clamping of the umbilical cord.
Routine nasal or oral suction should not be done for newborns who start breathing on their own after birth, unless secretions are observed. Suctioning of mouth or nose is not recommended in neonates born through liquor with meconium who start breathing on their own, nor tracheal suctioning

Prolonged skin-to-skin contact of newborns with their mother during the first postnatal hour favours the initiation of breastfeeding and subsequent support.

Early skin-to-skin contact, without interruptions, immediately after birth, favors the initiation and subsequent support of breastfeeding.

During the first hour after birth, babies have the ability to initiate suckling at the breast on their own. This is possible if, at their reception, after gently drying their skin and evaluating their breathing, they are placed in prone position directly on the skin of the mother's abdomen and chest, without interfering with contact. To achieve this, newborns require time, around 45 minutes to 2 hours after birth.