Janice Lim Hing - Birth

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Cut too soon…
Did you know that at the time of birth, 30% of the baby’s blood volume is still in it’s placenta? How do you think you would feel if you lost nearly 1/3rd of your blood volume?
Leaving the cord intact provides vital oxygen to your baby and allows for the baby to transition to it’s new surroundings and take their first breath when they are ready. It allows time for the baby’s blood in their placenta to go to the baby. It facilitates skin to skin (bonding) with the birther and this then leads to natural hormonal processing to be triggered.
Although in recent years, the medical model has for the most part moved away from immediately clamping and cutting the baby’s umbilical cord, 1-2 minutes is still not enough! Describing this very normal physiological process as “delayed” implies that there is something wrong, when in fact it’s actually how humans have been birthing for over 300,000 years, well before medical intervention had any say.
Want more info about what you can do to optimize the physiological 3rd stage and help your baby get all their blood?
Reach out to me for a chat.