Elton John and David Furnish reveal many details about the gestation, delivery, and first few months of life of their son, Zachary, on ABC’s 20/20. More from The Advocate:

John reveals that the two took their shirts off during the delivery and placed the newborn Zachary, born December 25, on their chests, according to People.

“They call it skin-to-skin bonding because it’s such a traumatic thing for a baby to come into the world,” Furnish told Barbara Walters.

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