The arrival of a baby often opens a whole new page in a family’s life. During pregnancy, you probably read a lot of reading and already know what treatments and tests you will receive after delivery. But what does a baby need to do in the 48 hours after birth? What do you need to do to care for your delicate little one? The 10 minutes after the baby is born: 1. Cut the umbilical cord The umbilical cord is usually cut within minutes after the baby is born. If the father is allowed to enter the delivery room, then he must fight for this honorable mission. 2, cry Just born baby, his first cry is very important. The first cry is the beginning of the establishment of the function of the lungs and is a signal of the transformation from a fetus to a baby. 3.Checking The baby needs to receive a newborn score after the first minute and 5 minutes after birth, that is, the newborn’s skin color, heart rate, reflex stress, muscle tone and respiratory strength and other five points to check whether the newborn has adapted to the change of living environment from the womb to the outside world. Then, the nurse will weigh and measure the baby and check for signs of illness. 24 hours after birth: 1. Nursing After birth, the baby’s mouth and nasal cavity are still full of mucus and amniotic fluid, so the obstetrician will use an instrument to suck the baby’s nostrils to ensure that the baby’s nostrils are fully open for breathing. 2.Feeding A newborn should be breastfed immediately after birth. From the process of milk production and secretion, a healthy mother is completely ready to breastfeed within half an hour after natural delivery. As we all know, colostrum is nutritious and rich in immune substances, which can improve the immunity of newborns and prevent the occurrence of infectious diseases. And bad lactation of the mother, there will also be colostrum, as far as possible to the baby breastfeeding, but also to promote the mother’s lactation and uterine recovery, mothers do not lazy yo. 3. physical examination Within 24 hours after the birth of the baby, the pediatrician will conduct a physical examination of the baby, and the doctor will compare the various measurements of the baby with the data measured during the first weeks of the mother’s pregnancy to verify whether they match. In addition, the baby’s eyes, genitals, birthmarks, hip dislocations, etc. will be checked. 4. Vaccines The first vaccine given to newborns is the BCG vaccine, which protects against tuberculosis. BCG vaccine is a mandatory vaccination for every healthy newborn, and is usually administered within 24 hours after birth, intradermally on the lateral side of the newborn’s left upper arm, where the deltoid muscle is attached. Only a small red dot-like eye can be seen at the vaccination site 2-3 days after vaccination, which will fade quickly after a few days. The newborn will excrete dark green stool for the first time within 12 hours after birth, which is the excrement formed by the fetus in the womb, called fetal stool. If a newborn does not pass fetal stool within 24 hours after birth, we must see a doctor in time to rule out the possibility of intestinal malformations. Normal newborn stool, golden yellow, sticky, uniform, small particles, no special odor. Baby 48 hours after birth 1, bath For healthy newborns, as long as the conditions permit, from the day after birth can be a daily bath, newborn bath not only to clean the skin, but also to accelerate blood circulation, to promote growth and development. It is worth noting that, to the newborn baby bath, the mother’s movements must be gentle and agile, if you hurt and hurt the little baby, you should be heartbroken again. 2, umbilical cord care to the newborn baby after the bath, to dry the belly button immediately. Because the umbilical cord that is about to fall off is a necrotic tissue, it is easy to get infected with bacteria. The company’s main goal is to provide a solution to the problem. You can wash the upper half of the body first, dry it and then wash the lower half. 3.Facial basic cleaning Clean your baby’s face mainly for the eyes, ears, nose, mouth, etc. The eyes are prone to bacterial infection, when cleaning the face, you can first carry out the cleaning of the eyes. Due to the self-purification effect, ear wax will be excreted out of the body by itself, so it is not necessary to clean every time. However, newborn babies sometimes hoard moist type ear wax. And because there is a lot of secretion, it is best to do cleaning for your baby diligently. It is especially easy to clean your newborn’s face after bathing because the ear wax will become loose and the boogers will become soft. In addition, the nails will also become soft after the bath, so it will be easy for the new parents to get started.