Reducing Respiratory Distress After Elective Caesarean Birth Through Knee-chest-flexion: a Randomized Controlled Trial

The obstetrician will place one hand at the neck and shoulder of the baby and gently bend the infant into dorsiflexion while with the other hand bending the hips and knees against the abdomen and chest (squatting into fetal position). This holding position will be continued for 30 seconds, while compression of the umbilical cord is avoided to maintain an undisturbed umbilical circulation to and from the infant during KCF.