Your Client Is Pregnant, and Has Written a Birth Plan

Multiple Choice

Your client is pregnant, and has written a birth plan that includes spending time skin-to-skin with her newborn until the first feeding has taken place. Which of the following is FALSE about skin-to-skin care?

A) The newborn's body temperature will stabilize more quickly.
B) The baby will be at risk for falling to the floor.
C) The newborn's heart rate and respiration will normalize more quickly.
D) The baby will cry less.