Same in the UK. Literally immediately as the kid came out he was on my wife's chest... umbilical still connected and everything. They banged on and on about t

Same in the UK. Literally immediately as the kid came out he was on my wife's chest... umbilical still connected and everything. They banged on and on about the importance of "skin on skin" in all the ante-natal stuff. Even for the father they say skin on skin is beneficial. Apparently it promotes oxytocin for both parties.