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  1. #1
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    Apr 2008
    The Purple House, Sydney
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    Oscar- Just make sure you tell the mw beforehand that you want that time with bubs uninterrupted. I didn't, and when it was all happening I just didn't think. Bubs was taken, weighed, cleaned and wrapped up like a little burrito before I knew it.

  2. #2
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    Mar 2006
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    Oscaroscar you won't even notice the midwife doing the apgar scores on your baby girl. The apgar score is for a score out of ten which lets all medical/midwifery/MCHN the condition that your baby was when she was born. Like it's been mentioned it is for respiratory rate, heart rate, reflexes, colour and muscle tone. Each one of these catergories is scored between 0 -2 for certain parameters. It is all done by visual observation and won't involve bubby being removed from your chest unless she is in need of medical support for her breathing or heart rate.