I was in a hospital in Adelaide. They explained all of this during the classes they offer. Maybe your hospital will do the same?

It sounds like you are having a planned c/s. I think that might make things a bit different from an emergency c/s. You can discuss your wishes with the staff before hand and hopefully they will be accommodating.

TBH I couldn't have cared less about being separated from DD. As awful as that sounds I was just too out of it and I didn't even hold her until I was out of recovery. They offered her to me, but I couldn't feel my arms, so that wasn't going to work!