Birth Injuries Related to Umbilical Cord Clamping

“Another thing very injurious to the child, is the tying and cutting of the navel string too soon; which should always be left till the child has not only repeatedly breathed but till all pulsation in the cord ceases.  As otherwise the child is much weaker than it ought to be, a portion of the blood being left in the placenta, which ought to have been in the child.”

Erasmus Darwin,  Zoonomia, 1801

Mission:

To educate the childbirth professions and the public regarding the functions of the umbilical cord and placenta before, during and after birth, and the injuries resulting from disruption of those functions by a cord clamp.

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		Hypoxia / Asphyxia Treated with Placental Transfusion
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		Current resuscitation practice

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 Birth Brain Injury - How to End the Birth Litigation Crisis > Click Here