2006-06-14 05:12:01 · 18 answers · asked by petubra2k3 1 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Newborn & Baby
as soon as the baby is born the cut the umbilical cord. they put two clamps on the cord and cut between them. then in about a week the cord left on the belly button dries up and falls off.
2006-06-14 05:15:45 · answer #1 · answered by ivory_kittens 2 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Good question.
In nature, there is no rush to amputate the baby's placenta. Following birth it continues to supply the baby with oxygenated blood as a way of helping make the transition to breathing air through the lungs. It's an amazingly well designed process.
In the hospital, there is a huge rush to clamp and cut the cord as soon as possible, for various reasons. Many doctors are very poorly educated about the umbilical system and fear complications if the cord is left attached for "too long". Babies that do not breathe right away are frequently sped off to warmers with oxygen because no one trusts the placenta to do its job.
The recent interest in banking "cord blood" causes a rush as well. Instead of giving the baby all of his/her blood at birth, they freeze it to give to hir later in life.
Unfortunately, this practice frequently leads to newborn aenemia and really ought to be stopped.
2006-06-14 13:09:46 · answer #2 · answered by Kya Rose 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Right after you give birth the doctor will suction the babies nose and month. Then he or she will ask the dad if he wants to cut the umbilical cord and that is when it will be cut.
2006-06-14 12:37:55 · answer #3 · answered by devlprincess04 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cut the cord as soon as the child is completely out then once the child is suctioned a little bit the father had a chance to cut it again sometimes but it is originally cut as soon as the baby is completely out of the birthing canal
2006-06-14 12:18:22 · answer #4 · answered by dwjdnow 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The newborns use the umbilical cord as their oxygen supply. It is needed until they draw their first breath. In my experience, newborns can easily live up to 3 to 4 minutes without breath (via life support that comes from the umbilical cord). Such was the case with one of my children who was water-born. She was submerged in the tub of water, and swam comfortably with oxygen coming in via the cord. As soon as she surfaced, she took her first breath.... Then, I cut the umbilical cord, etc.
2006-06-14 12:23:16 · answer #5 · answered by spy_on_cccp 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Doctors typically cut it as soon as possible. Midwives typically cut it when all of the baby's blood has returned to her/his body. The second is healthier, but babies rarely suffer from the blood loss.
2006-06-14 12:49:07 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Soem hospitals do it right away. If they do, request that they wait until the cord stops pulsing (about a minute or so).
2006-06-15 00:18:12 · answer #7 · answered by sassy_girl_stl 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is cut as soon as the baby comes out
2006-06-14 12:27:50 · answer #8 · answered by mommy_2_liam 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pretty much right after the baby pops out.
2006-06-14 12:16:28 · answer #9 · answered by albertandjen 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
they cut the imbilical cord right as baby comes out
2006-06-14 12:15:44 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋