Hannah Dahlen is affiliated with the Australian College of Midwives. She receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. One of the most common surgical procedures in the world today – one that every human alive ...

Changes are happening in more and more labor and delivery rooms across the country. Doctors are waiting at least 30 to 60 seconds before clamping and cutting the umbilical cord. The practice was ...

To reduce a baby's risk of anemia, doctors should wait a few minutes after birth before clamping the umbilical cord, a new study suggests. Waiting at least three minutes to clamp the cords of healthy ...

Whether you’ve given birth or only seen it in the movies, you know that cutting the umbilical cord is an important early step after the baby is born. The baby comes out, whether vaginally or via ...

Cutting the cord is a momentous event in a baby's life. For nine months, the developing fetus is attached to its mother by the umbilical cord. Then, moments after birth, that cord is severed. Now, ...

Obstetricians and midwives should wait a few minutes before clamping the umbilical cords of newborn infants so that babies are not harmed by the procedure, an expert urges in an new article.

Sally Pezaro does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their ...

The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth remains controversial. The cord has been clamped early to facilitate resuscitation and stabilization of infants. Now, a new review paper suggests ...

Tampa, Fla. (May 24, 2010) – The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth should be delayed just a few minutes longer, suggest researchers at the University of South Florida's Center of Excellence ...

A new mother has told how she gave birth in the midst of Hurricane Sandy, with no electricity or running water. Abby Wellington, 34, from Fort Lee, New Jersey, went into labor at 10pm last Monday ...

In an article published on bmj.com, Dr David Hutchon says obstetricians and midwives should wait a few minutes before clamping the umbilical cords of newborn infants so that babies are not harmed by ...