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Two minutes of waiting reduces death by over one-third.

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[lee martell]

That makes sense. Give the smaller than full termed fetus a greater chance to absorb the nutrients of the blood and other fluids in that umbilical cord. Nurses would need to learn to control their learned impulse to quickly apply the clamp at that given moment.

[metmom]

From what I have read, some cultures don’t do it until the placenta is delivered.

Modern medicine strikes again with practices that are deleterious to people.

I have often wondered about the practice of cleaning the baby off too quickly as well. I’ve read that the vernix caseosa, if not cleaned off the skin, will be absorbed within a day or two anyways. I wonder if any studies have been done regarding the potential benefits of letting nature take its course.

[Fungi]

Good to know, next time I get one.

[Gene Eric]

Fast learners, those pediatricians. Curious what they’ll discover in the next Century.

[Chode]

based on what, the projected time it took for a mother to pull her own placenta out and bite the cord off???

[bgill]

Best news all week.