I tried to get my doctor to do this with my babies, but she refused. I did my research.
Several years ago I saw a documentary that showed that holding off on cord clamping for one minute after birth could give the baby up to an extra cup of blood. That is a massive amount of blood in a tiny baby.
Why doctors would have a problem with this, I have no idea. So much of this is common sense. There is NO reason to clamp it off immediately.
But here we are, years later... Eyebrows raised over yet ANOTHER study backing common sense.
Why the hell does it take so long for doctors to get with the times?
More importantly, which procedure might diminish the incidence of jaundice?