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Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? - Health - Nairaland

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Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by ikorodureporta(op): 10:26am On Jun 15, 2017
What are the health benefits of this? Does it help in preventing DownSyndrome??

Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by beejay101(m): 10:48am On Jun 15, 2017
Sombody should shed more light on ds
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by ikorodureporta(op): 11:14am On Jun 15, 2017
Oga seun, lalasticlala, come & rescue us
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by midehi2(f): 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
So that their senses will be accurate tongue
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by chiwetaluAGU(m): 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
grin
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by ChiefSweetus: 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
To redirect shitty ideas
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Ronnicute(m): 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
So that blood would circulate round their body from head to toe!
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Capsule101(m): 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
I no understand too oo
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by teamsynergy: 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
to show dem life is not easy..





na joke oo





I don't think that doctors slap babies after birth . This used to be an old practice if the baby failed to cry immediately after birth. The doctor would hold the baby upside down and slap its butt softly to stimulate it to cry and take its first breath on its own . The upside down position wouldhelp in draining out the amniotic fluid .But probably now doctors have realised that this isnt compulsory as such and rubbing with a soft towel or just tickling the babies feet is sufficient to stimulate it to cry.The amniotic fluid is a very sticky fluidand that would make the baby really slippery. And holding a slippery baby upside down is a risky thing to do . I think this practice is practically obsolete , but you can still see it sometimes in half-researched medical dramas and movies .
#copied
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Nobody: 1:06pm On Jun 15, 2017
Alot of reason
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Choiszman(m): 1:07pm On Jun 15, 2017
massage therapy grin
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by victorazy(m): 1:07pm On Jun 15, 2017
To remove fear from their system
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Riduane: 1:07pm On Jun 15, 2017
sad undecided
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by specimenG: 1:07pm On Jun 15, 2017
it's a form of exercising their muscles
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by seunny4lif(m): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
ChiefSweetus:
To redirect shitty ideas
Bros
Bros

Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by money121(m): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
Ok
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Rhedorlahi(m): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
Need to shed light on this .....front page tinx
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Ronie24(f): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
To be fearless
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Nobody: 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
Ronnicute:
So that blood would circulate round their body from head to toe!

Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by seunny4lif(m): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
Nanabana11:
Spiritual

Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by yeman05(m): 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
Y y'all not just go ask your momas?
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Nobody: 1:08pm On Jun 15, 2017
nice one
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by hezy4real01(m): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
For blood circulation I guess
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by ELgordo(m): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
Ovoko
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by osazsky(m): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
Probably cos of recession
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Onyinye15(f): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
grin
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by Anikulhapo(m): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
Like someone said, to redirect shitty ideas, which I'm sure they didn't do for most APC members like Tinubu, Aregbesola, etc
Re: Why Are Babies Held Upside Down?? by spark4daz(f): 1:09pm On Jun 15, 2017
My Aunt said it is to make them strong.

May just be superstition sha
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