The movement of a newborn baby

[alpacinou]

Hello.

I am trying to describe a newborn baby at the hospital. When a baby is born she moves his hands and legs. How can I describe that? Also, what can I say about the color of a newborn baby?

Please tell me what you think about this and how it can be made better:

The little girl was frantically flailing in the nurse's hand. Her reddish body was helplessly moving in the air as she screamed for no one knew what.

Is there a book in which the process of birth is depicted, from which I can learn?

 

[alpacinou]

Try this at about 23 minutes: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B9TO61shHH0

Thanks. This is what I'm trying to describe, but I need words not images.

 

[emsr2d2]

I am trying to describe a newborn baby girl at [STRIKE]the[/STRIKE] a hospital. When a baby is born, he/she moves his/her [STRIKE]hands[/STRIKE] arms and legs. How can I describe that? Also, what can I say about the color of a newborn baby?

See above. I realise that your piece is about a baby girl, but your second sentence is talking about babies in general so it wasn't correct to only use "she", and certainly not right to follow that with "his".

 

[alpacinou]

See above. I realise that your piece is about a baby girl, but your second sentence is talking about babies in general so it wasn't correct to only use "she", and certainly not right to follow that with "his".

Thanks. But what do you think about this?

The little girl was frantically flailing in the nurse's hand. Her reddish body was helplessly moving in the air as she screamed for no one knew what.

How can I make it better?