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| In this tutorial, we will learn: what is '''breast crawl''',

|  procedure for breast crawl and  

|  importance of breast crawl.

| This entire process is called ''''Breast Crawl''''.  

| It is to be noted that '''Breast crawl '''can be done on full term, stable babies who are  born either by natural delivery  or by a cesarean delivery

|  and who have cried well immediately after birth.  

| Breast crawl is not performed on unstable babies with low birth weight as they may suffer from respiratory problems like breathlessness.  

| First, ensure that delivery room’s temperature is around 26 degree Celsius.  

| Remember, the baby’s hands should be kept wet.  

|  After cleaning the baby remove the wet cloth.  

| After drying the baby, the birth attendant should feel the pulsation of the cord.  

|  Next thing to do is- cover the baby and mother together with a clean dry cloth to keep them warm.

| After covering the baby with the cloth, make the mother support the baby's back with her hand.  

| Let’s discuss a baby’s abilities which help in breast crawl.

| Baby is very alert and instinctive after delivery.  

|  Also, the baby with her limited vision, can see her mother’s face and the areola.  

| Eventually, the baby starts moving  using her hands and legs. She gradually crawls towards her mother’s breast.  

| However, some babies start crawling immediately and some take time.  

| During initiation of breastfeeding, baby will open her mouth wide and attach deeply to her mother’s breast.  

|  However, if the mother has taken any medicines please consult her doctor.  

| In such cases, after shifting the mother to another room, give skin to skin contact to mother and the baby immediately by placing the baby on the mother’s abdomen as discussed earlier.  

| Now let’s discuss '''breast crawl '''for babies born by '''cesarean section'''.

| To do so, babies should be placed on their mother's chest instead of the abdomen in such a way that-  baby’s legs should be towards mother’s head.  

| Allow the baby to suckle on the breast as long as possible in the operation theater.

| Remember, immediately after delivery, skin to skin contact is most important than any other newborn care.  

| Note that only after completion of the '''breast crawl''', post delivery newborn care should be given.  

| Now, let’s discuss the importance of '''breast crawl '''for the newborn baby.

| Note that after delivery, the quantity of colostrum the baby will consume, during each breastfeeding session, will increase gradually.  

|  '''Colostrum''' is considered as the first vaccination for a baby and contains infection fighting proteins which boosts the immunity of a baby.  

| It is the first source of energy for a baby after the mother’s delivery.

|'''Colostrum''' also prevents low blood  '''glucose '''level.  

|  It supports healthy brain development.

|  '''Breast crawl '''passes on mother’s healthy bacteria to her baby.

| Benefits of '''breast crawl '''extends to the mother as well.

| Leg movements of a baby puts pressure on her mother’s womb. This pressure helps in uterine contraction and in removal of placenta.  

|  Initiation of breastfeeding increases '''oxytocin '''in the mother’s body.

| '''Anaemia '''is a condition where number of red blood cells goes down.

| Therefore, '''breast crawl '''is a highly beneficial natural process for both the mother and her baby.

| In this tutorial, we learnt: what is breast crawl,

| procedure for breast crawl and  importance of breast crawl.

| This tutorial has been contributed by  the '''Spoken Tutorial Project, IIT Bombay'''.

| '''Spoken Tutorial Project '''is funded by  '''NMEICT, MHRD,''' Government of India.  

| This tutorial is partly funded by a generous contribution from '''WHEELS Global Foundation.'''

| This tutorial is a part of '''Maa aur Shishu Poshan''' project .  The domain reviewer for this tutorial is Dr. Rupal Dalal, MD Pediatrics.  

|This is nutritionist  Rajani Sawant along with animator Arthi anbalagan from '''IIT Bombay, '''signing off.