Human umbilical cords are clamped and cut to prevent bleeding. Yet other animals either naturally tear or chew the cord without excess bleeding.
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It’s a procedure implemented by modern medicine. To the detriment of the babies health. It prevents the transfer of blood volume and immune cells to the newborn. The umbilical cord is rich with red and white blood cells being pumped out of the placenta into the newly born baby in prparation for life outside the womb. Ideally you wait for the cord to stop pulsating before cutting it. Some people choose a lotus birth and keep the baby attached to the placenta until the cord falls of naturally. Sadly it is yet another way modern medicine has sabotaged birth and taken away women’s power. Birth is not a medical emergency, women’s bodies evolved for birthing babies over millions of years.
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