If the birthing woman is cold, it will increase the levels of catecholamines. The concentration of catecholamines affects the risk of postpartum hemorrhage.
Some experienced midwives also find it plausible that undisturbed eye-to-eye and skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby during the hour following birth influences the maternal hormonal balance and the release ofoxytocin.
-Michel Odent, MD
While observing vaginal bleeding after the placenta is out, blot the stream and count how many seconds pass until it starts to bleed again. It should be three seconds or longer. Anything sooner is too much bleeding. This is a useful indicator especially with trickle bleeding, which can be the most dangerous.
-John Carpenter, MD via Lisa Goldstein, CPM, CNM
Reprinted from Midwifery Today E-News (Vol 1 Issue 35, Aug 27, 1999)
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