Delayed Cord Clamping

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CHILDHOOD anaemia is a problem. Around the world, almost a quarter of under-fives suffer from it. And anaemia is not a trivial thing. A child's development, both physical and mental, is stifled by a lack of iron. The reason is [...]

Penny Simkin demonstrates why the baby's umbilical cord should not be routinely clamped and cut immediately following birth.

Healthy newborns have better iron levels after four months if their umbilical cords aren't clamped immediately, a new study suggests. Traditionally, the umbilical cord was clamped early — between 10 seconds to one minute after birth — to prevent postpartum [...]