[identity profile] drmagoo.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 09:02 am (UTC)(link)
The one of the woman who just gave birth looks like the child just crawled out on it's own. A little creepy.

[identity profile] kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 03:03 pm (UTC)(link)
From my experience that's fairly realistic. When my first child was born, after 36 hours of labor, it took me a while to figure out why in hell there was a naked baby lying on my stomach. I'd totally forgotten why I was dealing with the pain, and had just focused on dealing with the pain.

[identity profile] drmagoo.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 05:41 pm (UTC)(link)
Well, you would know better than I. I just assumed they cut the cord, etc, before giving the child to the mother.

[identity profile] kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. They put the baby on the mother's belly while they deal with the afterbirth, any stitches, etc. They don't cut the cord for a couple minutes, until after it stops pulsing.

[identity profile] drmagoo.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Any day in which I learn something is not a waste. :)