i recall this happened also with my first baby. she did vomit quite a bit for a few hours after her birth and it from memory looked like dark blood FREAKED ME RIGHT OUT, it was bad enough that the midwives changed her bedding during the night a few times, they didn't seemed concerned at all. the next morning however they did take her into the nursery for suctioning and after that there were no more episodes.

i don't recall this happening with my ds, but with my 3rd child she passed meconium whilst in labour and once her head was born the ob was suctioning her before i pushed the rest of her out.

very scary to witness for the first time i think