“60 seconds longer may help babies become healthier.
Doctors may be better not to rush cutting the umbilical cord,”
~ Cynthia G. Creel
7-11-2013
My story:
I was born over a month early. I did fine in the hospital was just over 3 pounds and went home with mom and dad to a wonderful life. I have no idea how long they waited before they cut the umbilical cord.
With my own children, I wanted the best. When they were born I had no idea or thought of how long it should be before they clamped off the umbilical cord. I wanted the best chance for my children to be healthy and happy. If I was able to start over I would be talking to the doctor about waiting enough time for the baby to have the best change of becoming healthy and happy before clamping the umbilical cord. A new study gives us some of the reasons why it might be a good idea to wait an extra minute.
60 seconds and then cut the umbilical cord:
The newest study (1) tell doctors may be in too much of a hurry clamping off the umbilical cord. It is common practice when the baby is out of the birth canal to routinely clamp off the umbilical cord early on. This early clamping most likely was a “default” because it was already part of the standard birthing process which over all using this standard package did show lessen postpartum hemorrhage in the 1980’s. Helping to lead to the practice of management of child birth.
The baby gains a possible benefit of delaying the clamping of the umbilical cord that
“the cord blood continues to flow, sending oxygenated blood back to the fetus while respiration becomes established, ensuring a good handover between the respiratory systems. At the time of the first fetal breath, however, the reduction in intrathoracic pressure draws blood into the lungs from the umbilical vein.”
For full term babies the effect was larger blood volume with increase in iron levels.
The babies healthy needs should always be accessed and appropriate actions based what is happening with the baby at the time.
Final words:
Rush, rush, rush! It seems that is the main goal of many medical procedures. That may be true for some and it was proven many times in war when having to manually amputate a limb the faster the better. However, fast may be the best way sometime, but it clearly isn't always the best.
I wish I had had the information that waiting 60 seconds before clamping the umbilical cord may be the best for the baby getting an extra edge on the start of life. Helping iron levels to be at normal. I wonder if the lack of understanding is hiding any benefits to the mom by not cutting too soon. The more we learn the more we learn we have more to learn.
A healthy happy baby I think is every parents dream. Giving a child the best chance is ideal to give them the best odds.
Looking at the whole picture always helps me make a better choice. Be more proactive we can all become just a little bit better and the more likely the negative results in life can be avoided. Stand up tall with an upright posture and be proactive. The solution helps to keep moving the best direction is to step onto the path of True Health. Discover a new world. Help yourself, help the world, step on to the Path of True Health and vote with your dollars company you want to support to create a world you will love to live in. I do, and I like the world I am helping to create. Together we can create a better life for all to remember over their entire lifetime Together we can protect what we have so we don’t need to live in a world that is second rate.
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Sources:
(1) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1949472/
(2) http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/6419188
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