The doctor will begin to suction the mouth and nose for excess secretions, even before he or she is fully born. As the rest of the baby is born , you will hear a loud cry as he takes his first breath and his lungs begin to function. Your baby will probably not look as you expected. Most newborns are not cute. Newborns are wrinkled and their skin color may not be uniform.
Some babies have a bluish or gray appearance which eventually turns red.
Black infants will look purple. Newborns skin is most often covered with the remains of the vernix, and perhaps with traces of blood or other material. After the cord is cut the baby is wrapped in a receiving blanket and placed on your abdomen. It is at his point that your baby's very first checkup will begin. Clamp and cut the umbilical cord.