Early v Delayed Cord Clamping

Posted by: gommon on: June 2, 2009

• In: baby | Birth | Childbirth | cord cutting | Health | Lotus Birth | Midwife | midwifery | umbilical cord
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Following a posting of mine about Lotus Birth http://www.midwifevalerie.wordpress.com/2008/12/04/lotus-birth/

There have been some interesting items posted recently about delayed cord cutting;  whilst I am not going to say that most babies whose cords were cut early were in danger, I do feel that the ideas expressed merit serious consideration, particularly for premature babies.  I think that the medical professional should reconsider the practice of early cord clamping.  Why is it being done?  I think the argument of expediency stands up!

http://www.nursingbirth.wordpress.com/2009/05/17/the-deal-with-delayed-cord-cutting-or-%E2%80%9Chey-doctor-leave-that-cord-alone%E2%80%9D/

http://articles.mercola.com/sites/articles/archive/2009/05/28/Are-Doctors-Causing-Infant-Brain-Damage-by-Clamping-the-Umbilical-Cord-Prematurely.aspx