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The Umbilical cord stump, left behind after omphalotomy. Omphalotomy is the medical procedure that involves the cutting of the umbilical cord after childbirth. [1] The word omphalotomy is derived from the prefix omphal(o)-, from the Ancient Greek word ὀμφαλός (omphalós), meaning navel, and the suffix-tomy, also from Ancient Greek, meaning incision.
There are umbilical cord clamps which incorporate a knife. These clamps are safer and faster, allowing one to first apply the cord clamp and then cut the umbilical cord. After the cord is clamped and cut, the newborn wears a plastic clip on the navel area until the compressed region of the cord has dried and sealed sufficiently.
Items are needed to clamp or tie the umbilical cord in two places. Shoestrings or strips of a sheet folded into narrow bands may be used. [17] These items can be sterilized by boiling (20 minutes) or soaking in alcohol (up to 3 hours). [17] Scissors or a knife are needed to cut the umbilical cord and may be sterilized with the same procedure. [17]
The study found that in total 6% (98/1622) of the babies who received deferred cord clamping died before leaving the hospital, compared to 8.2% (134/1641) whose cords were cut immediately.
In the full lotus birth clinical protocol, the umbilical cord, which is attached to the baby's navel and placenta, is not clamped or cut. The baby is immediately placed on the mother's belly/chest (depending on the length of the cord) or kept in close proximity to the mother in cases when medically necessary procedures such as resuscitation may ...
Controlled cord traction (CCT) consists of pulling on the umbilical cord while applying counter pressure to help deliver the placenta. [5] It may be uncomfortable for the mother. Its performance requires specific training. Premature cord traction can pull the placenta before it has naturally detached from the uterine wall, resulting in hemorrhage.
Now that doctors who perform the procedure in Alabama risk up to 99 years in prison, ... Torres deleted the post and clarified that she meant umbilical cord, not vocal cord. But the Daily Caller ...
She remembered that after the doctor cut Harper’s umbilical cord she was transferred to an infant warmer bed “where an entire team of nurses and doctors rushed in the room to help.”