J Midwifery Womens Health. 2007;52(3):262-272. The current literature refutes the idea that delayed cord clamping causes symptomatic polycythemia and indicates that immediate clamping of the cord ...

Surprisingly thick and tough, the umbilical cord typically grows to about 22 inches long and 1 inch in diameter. Soon after your baby is delivered, it's time to clamp and cut the cord. Your ...

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This allows time for the infant ... umbilical cord healing or skin microflora development. Stable premature infants without umbilical catheters and term infants with umbilical clamp in place ...

If they wish, women can ask healthcare professionals to wait longer to clamp the cord. Cells4Life is one of a number of licensed firms offering parents the chance to freeze their baby's stem cells ...