TweetThe Magical / Golden / Sacred Hour The golden hour is not new to the world of birthing, it is defined as the baby being skin-to-skin on the mother for an uninterrupted hour immediately following birth. In reality, it is so much more than this. As your baby is born (whether vaginal birth or caesarean birth) they are suddenly exposed to a whole new world. Their safety and security that they have come to know and love is suddenly a thing of the past and this can be quite an overwhelming experience. What follows next is the rush to clean, weigh and measure and generally check the health of a newborn.…