Cesarean birth: delivery day

• Know how to be comfortable and rest as much as possible.
• Breastfeed or bottle-feed your baby by yourself when you recognize your baby is hungry.
• Begin to care for your newborn by yourself or with the father or your partner. This includes holding, soothing, feeding, changing diapers, keeping track of urination and bowel movements, bathing, dressing and bundling, soothing, positioning and burping.
• Eat and drink as tolerated and as ordered by your doctor.
• Sit on the side of the bed and walk with help.

If questions arise once you are home, contact your obstetrician or certified nurse-midwife.