Many mothers are very concerned about the health of their children at birth. In order to prevent their children from suffering from some congenital diseases, treasure mothers will know the physical condition of their children after they are born. So this weight is mainly told to the doctor, and then the doctor judges whether the baby is normal through their experience and the child's own situation.
Under normal circumstances, if the baby weighs about 5~8 kg after birth, it is a normal weight. If the baby weighs less than 5 kg, it means that the baby is underweight and may be stunted.
Then the care after that should be more careful. If the baby weighs more than 8 kg, it is a huge baby, indicating that there is overnutrition during pregnancy and the probability of suffering from metabolic diseases will be higher.
Second, distinguish babies to avoid misreporting their weight. Another reason is that it helps to distinguish babies and not hold them wrong. Because newborn children look strange, and most of them can't tell who is who.
Therefore, after the baby is born, the nurse reports the weight, which not only allows the doctor to judge the baby's physical condition at birth, but also allows Bao Ma to accurately distinguish the baby after problems occur, which means that the weight is an important basis for distinguishing the baby.
Therefore, there is no harm in reporting the weight of a child after birth. Although hospitals generally don't have children's mistakes, just in case, babies can handle problems calmly.
The above are some reasons why doctors ask nurses and sisters to weigh their babies first after birth. Seeing the precious mothers here, do you know the above two reasons? Did the nurses and sisters weigh the baby after you gave birth?