[Blackbelly] lamb died right after birth

[blueberryfarm]

I watched a young ewe give birth to her first lamb a couple of days ago. 
It took her over an hour.  To my inexperienced eye, everything seemed to 
go OK: ewe pushing hard, head first birth, momma licking all the mucus 
from her lamb, lamb struggling to get up, but then less and less 
struggling and finally death.  The little ewe lived about 45 minutes 
after birth and never made it to her feet.  Is there something I 
could/should have done?  Did I miss some clue?  Should I have lifted her 
to her feet?  I watched the whole affair from about 100 feet with 
binoculars.  Relative with my experience with dogs, it all seemed quite 
normal.  All my other lambs have been born without complications and out 
of my sight.

I would appreciate any suggestions.
Jerry
Pearl River County in south Mississippi 

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