The term other that nurses and doctors call a baby immediately after birth is a neonate.
Neonate is the term used to denote the newborn. The same term is used till 28 days. After that the baby is called as infant.
A baby is called a newborn immediately after birth.
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Within a few minutes to an hour or two after birth. The sooner a calf nurses, the better.
The airways are cleared and the baby takes it's first breath.
Probably not, at birth and at every doctor's appointment nurses and doctors listen for breath sounds on both sides of the body. Part of the newborn assessment is to observe for bilateral breath sounds and the bilateral rise and fall of the chest. It is very unlikely that someone with one lung would pass all of these inspections.
Newborn foals are thin on purpose. This allows them to pass through the birth canal much more easily than if they were plump and fat. The foal will gain weight as it nurses and gets a bit older.
I'm pretty sure you give it a briss.
midwives, OB nurses, or surgical nurses depending on the circumstances of birth
Diagnosis is made immediately after birth, when it is observed that the newborn is lacking oxygen. This is noted by the bluish color of the newborn, indicating cyanosis, a lack of oxygen. A definite diagnosis is made by x ray, electrocardiography.