[header] How to care for kittens from birth [title] Watch for problems during labor. [step] Watch the mother (queen) cat during labor, but give her space. Her instinct will kick in and she won't need you to be part of labor and delivery.
Instead, you'll need to watch and ensure that nothing goes wrong medically. Here are things to look for : [substeps] The kitten is not freed from the birth sac: the kittens usually emerge in individual birth sacs that the mother then licks away.