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Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by uglodoh(f): 6:11pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
The essence is to make the baby cry so that the baby can take in oxygen to that part of the brain that needs it. it is done to the baby if the baby fails to cry during birth. A baby that fails to cry after birth may suffer what is called cerebral palsy. It is very important for for every woman to ask if the baby cried immediately he or she was delivered. Although there are other causes of cerebral palsy. I have son suffering it. 1 Like |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Mospring(m): 6:12pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
ChiefSweetus: for making me shed tears and laugh uncontrollably; I would ve said something! ! but you're forgiven |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by uglodoh(f): 6:14pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
ikorodureporta:Does it have to do with prevention of cerebral palsy |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by uglodoh(f): 6:16pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
Arthurity: Does it have to do with the prevention of cerebral palsy. |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Drabrah(m): 6:34pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
MORRYDIHEART: Sowi ma'am, u've a lot of things 2geda & most of dem are wrong. Twas a c'mon practice in d past, even among Drs, buh it's no longer d case. It's majorly quacks dat still do so. Reason y it's done (at birth) is to stimulate d baby thereby helping it initiate spontaneous breathing buh this has gat nothing to do wt monitoring vital signs. Mothers (esp d elderly ones) do it to train d (startle) reflex buh it's gat nothing to do wt convulsions. Ur thot on "prevention of shock" is also debatable, cos in actual sense, it can tip d baby to (neurogenic) shock buh frm another perspective, it prepares d baby to withstand shocking events wc I guess u mean. |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Drabrah(m): 6:39pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
uglodoh: Not at all. Dat has 2 do wt reflex training. Palsy most c'monly develops shortly b4/during/shortly after d delivery period. Few cases occur later buh are almost always due to physical injury or metabolic problems or CNS infections |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Jace234(m): 6:41pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
My late maternal great granny used to do this to my younger ones after bathing them. And when i asked the reason for always doing so, she told me its to make them fearless. |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Nobody: 7:02pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
cutieberie1:I didn't make the comment |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by orjaha(m): 7:38pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
strengthen of their bone and joint of their body |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by sandammy(m): 8:00pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
To show them that this world the just entered has turned upside-down ![]() |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by zealadjay(m): 9:45pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
To show dem da skills wen getting down wt d guys wen dey grow up eventually... |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by bayodayo(m): 10:12pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
This reason is that baby receives nutrients and oxygen through the placenta and once the baby is delivered the placenta route is cut of. And it takes about 1-5 mins for a baby to initiate spontaneous respiration ,this brain must not be deprived of oxygen at any given time,so the baby is turned upside down to redirect the remaining oxygenated blood to the brain while waiting for babys respiration wch will add more oxygen to the blood to take place. if baby fails to initiate respiration in maximum of 5 mins ,the brain will be deprived of oxygen and lead to brain death( cerebral palsy). SUMMARY: to give oxgenated blood to the brain( priority) before baby initiate respiration. |
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by misteryman: 11:07pm On Jun 15, 2017 |
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Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by judgedredd22(m): 5:44am On Jun 16, 2017 |
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Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by jbblues24(m): 6:29am On May 31, 2019 |
Found myself staring at it for minutes. ![]() |
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