Actually, kind of sad, I never had that skin to skin thing, now that I think about it. I’ve had 4 c sections and while they are still working on you, in the operating room, they present the baby wrapped up for a few cuddles then whisk him away for a while. I probably would have shelled out the $40. Oh well, I can still do skin to skin with the two littles. The teen and up will have to go on living without 20 minutes of hug with mama... somehow they will muddle through...
Pretty much the same as with standard deliveries. (The whisking may be just across the room, depending on the hospital and the baby's condition).
Knowing what comes out of a newborn's business end, I didn't ever think "skin to skin" was something I needed right then.