1. Babies will pick up a protective bacterial as they pass through the vagina. This bacterial can boost his or her immune system and make him or her less vulnerable to some infectious diseases.
2. As the babies pass through the vagina, pressure in the vaginal helps baby to expulse the amniotic fluid inside the lung. This can help babies to breathe better once they are outside the mothers' body.
3. Babies that deliver through vaginal will have a better skin sensitivity.
4. Babies born by normal delivery demonstrate more interest in pre-breastfeeding behaviours such as sucking mother's breasts. Babies born by normal delivery are also reported to nurse for longer periods within the first 90 minutes after birth, which has many benefits for both the mother and the baby.
1. Mothers who undergo normal delivery will be able to recover faster and have a shorter hospital stay. This means mom and baby can go back to the comfort zone of home.
2. Complication arises will be less and less likely.
3. Higher breastfeeding success rate.
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