What is the purpose of a lotus birth? The transitional act allows babies to have a easier entry into the world after labor and delivery — but is it dangerous?.

The umbilical cord delivers vital nutrients from your body to your baby, and ferries away the waste your baby produces. It ...

Homepage news Delayed cord clamping could reduce risk of premature infant death by 66% The authors said that, worldwide, almost 13m babies are born prematurely every year and close to one 1m die ...

A new study shows that delayed cord clamping, compared to immediate cord clamping, could cut the risk of death among premature babies by half. The extra blood from the placenta and improved ...

Two University of Sydney led studies have given further weight to the benefits of delayed cord clamping, finding waiting for at least 2 minutes to clamp the umbilical cord of premature babies at ...

Delayed umbilical cord clamping benefits babies. Cord blood donation could help others by Rick Thiesse, Mayo Clinic Credit: AI-generated image (disclaimer) ...

Costakos implemented delayed cord clamping at Mayo Clinic Health System in La Crosse in 2006 after presenting his research. The process has been around for hundreds of years but was not always common.

In utero, an umbilical cord is the baby’s lifeline — and after birth, it still has the potential to sustain life. Rather than cutting the cord immediately, Dr. Dennis Costakos, neonatologist ...