Paediatrician
Sometimes a paediatrician attends the delivery. This could be for cases of assisted delivery, prematurity or if the baby has passed stool into the amniotic fluid. If possible, the paediatrician will examine your baby in your delivery room so that you are not separated. Admission to the neonatology unit may be necessary. In that event, you may visit your baby as soon as you have been admitted to the maternity ward, usually around two hours after the delivery.