Your client is pregnant, and has written a birth plan that includes spending time skin-to-skin with her newborn until the first feeding has taken place. Which of the following is FALSE about skin-to-skin care?

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As long as the mother is not heavily sedated, the baby is not at any increased risk for falling than if any adult were holding him or her. Physiologic benefits of skin-to-skin time include improved respiration, greater oxygen saturation, stable blood sugar levels, and stable body temperature. Skin-to-skin time facilitates bonding and lowers stress, for mom and baby. One reason stress is decreased is that the baby cries less than if he or she were cared for removed from mom's body. Babies left skin-to-skin with their mother typically start "crawling" toward the breast, and will usually self-attach and nurse within the first hour after birth.

Your Client Is Pregnant, and Has Written a Birth Plan