Baby Birth Caesarean
A newborn is held upside down to help drain fluid from its lungs while a nurse clamps the umbilical cord. Inside the uterus, the foetus is suspended in amniotic fluid; which acts to cushion it from injury. This fluid lines the airways of the lungs, as they are not required for gas exchange at this point. However, the newborn's lungs will be required to
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