more possibilities...........Cord clamp delay 'good for babies'

[Guest guest]

I wondered about this because my only child with autism is the only

one whose cord blood we collected. There was A LOT of blood lost on

the bed, but my uterus also would not contract afterward, so I don't

know totally where it came from.

Debi

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> Food for thought - are they early clamping so they get more blood

for stem

> cells?

>

> Early clamping is certainly one way to get stem cells when they

cannot be

> obtained otherwise

>

> Hummm..........inspired by a wise friend

> Sheri

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[Guest guest]

Food for thought - are they early clamping so they get more blood for

stem cells?

Early clamping is certainly one way to get stem cells when they

cannot be obtained otherwise

Hummm..........inspired by a wise friend

Sheri

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Comments from 2 list members

Aren't you supposed to wait until the cord stops pulsing before clamping? I

believe this takes somewhere between 6- 10 minutes. So, it would seem a 30

second delay is nice, but inadequate to protect as nature intended. Just my

thoughts, Bari

and another

Actually, it's not... they are all too ready to cut that cord ASAP,

not to mention in a C-section. Actually, those who really know their

stuff (midwives, doulas, etc) will maintain that it's best to wait

until the cord stops pumping, sometimes up to 5 minutes! This study

is another one of those that one says, " It's about time! " :-)

http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,18941393%255E2

682,00.html

Cord clamp delay 'good for babies'

By JILL PENGELLEY

27apr06

A 30-SECOND delay in clamping a premature newborn's umbilical cord protects

against bleeding in the brain and infection, groundbreaking new research

shows.

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Sheri Nakken, former R.N., MA, Hahnemannian Homeopath

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