Posts tagged optimal cord claming

When your baby is born, around a third of babys volume blood is still in the placenta and umbilical cord. But it will quickly make it's way to baby via the umbilical cord. Unless of course the cord is cut before the transfer is complete. So delaying the clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord is so important.

Birth, labourSusan BradleyJuly 1, 2023hypnobirthing class, birth choices, empowered birth, antenatal class york, hypnobirthing york, birth knowledge, umbilical cord, delayed cord clamping, optimal cord claming, wait for white

Optimal Cord Clamping - How it benefits your baby

After baby is born we might think of the placenta and umbilical cord as now defunct. Of course they were part of the amazing life support system that grew and nourished your baby for all these months, but that is now no longer needed. But hang on a minute, the reality is that the umbilical cord has one last job to do - and it’s an important one.

BirthSusan BradleyFebruary 29, 2020optimal cord claming, delayed cord clamping, wait for white, third stage labour, placenta, positive birth, birth preferences, birth plans, hypnobirthing yorkComment

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