After two or three treatments this child calmed, its ability to sleep and nurse improved, and harmony was restored in the home. This not only can vastly influence the first months of life for both parent and child, but there may also be long term benefits, as these compressions may impair other cerebral functions, later in life. Many infants born via ceasarean section, however, do not encounter any compressive forces. We might think that the lack of trauma in a C-section is the best for the infant. But other factors come into play.
Dramatic changes take place in our circulatory system.
The changes taking place in the circulatory system are staggering. Blood no longer comes from or goes to the placenta. The lungs now infiltrate and oxygenate the blood. The liver now metabolizes. The kidneys now filter the blood.