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To determine: Whether the procedure followed by obstetricians to lift a neonate by its feet and slap it on the back is necessary to start its breathing.
Concept introduction: The process of physical expulsion of the fetus and placenta from the uterus is called labor or parturition. After expulsion, the fetus is known as neonate or newborn. To adjust with the life outside the uterus, a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory changes occur in the neonate immediately after the birth.
To determine: Whether it could be harmful to the neonate.
Concept introduction: The process of physical expulsion of the fetus and placenta from the uterus is called labor or parturition. After expulsion, the fetus is known as neonate or newborn. To adjust with the life outside the uterus, a variety of cardiovascular and respiratory changes occur in the neonate quickly after the birth.
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