was warm. The stable, too, was warm,
thanks to the presence of the other
mammals. Instinctively Mary covered
her baby with a piece of cloth she had
on hand. She was fascinated by the
baby’s eyes and nothing could distract
her from prolonged eye contact with
him. Gazing at each other like this
would have been instrumental in
inducing another rush of oxytocin,
so that her uterus contracted again
and returned a small amount of the
enriched blood from the placenta along
the umbi Ɩ6