A crying newborn being placed on its mothers chest for the first time after a waterbirth, the umbilical cord is still attached.
The cheesy waxy substance on the newborn is called, Vernix Caseosa Coating, it is to protect the skin of the fetus in the uterus from long exposure to the amniotic fluid. This is the second baby born to this woman in water, waterbirth, and both times have been a positive experience for both the mother and baby. The child has just been born only moments earlier and is being given to the mother to hold for the first time, by the mid wife.
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