Sarah Buckley has asked and answered this question, and reveals the unintended consequences of numerous widespread practices, including scheduled birth — induced labor or planned cesarean; disturbance and excessive stress during labor;
synthetic oxytocin (Pitocin); opioids and epidural analgesia for labor pain; early separation of mother from infant or wrapping the infant in a blanket to be held (i.e., no
skin - to -
skin contact); breastmilk
substitutes, and many more.