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There is some research that is quoted every now and again to support the
theory that delayed cord clamping results in raised SBR levels but this was a
study done when the mother had received a bolus of syntometrine (or syntocinon)
for third stage. Sorry can’t
remember the name of this or where to get a copy of the study. Christine -----Original
Message----- Here is
a site to go to that is very informative about cord clamping. www.cordclamp.com There
is no reliable research that proves babies being more suseptible to jaundice if
they receive all their cord blood. Also the lower lobes of the lungs do
not inflate until after birth so extra blood is needed to do that
otherwise where is it taken from. Nature designed it perfectly. So are we
saying that nature was wrong in its design that has birthed babies for thousands
of years. Who has it wrong? I remember once that Dr Spock once had all the
answers too. Hmmmmmm The
cord contains up to 150mls of blood, where do you think it was designed to go?
Whether the baby is inutero with the placenta at the top or the bottom or holding
the baby up or down after birth, the placenta still keeps pumping to the
baby. I have felt pulsing cords with mumns sitting with their babies up
on their chests. Blood flows to and from the baby until it starts to breathe
then it becomes a one way operation not a two way one. You
have to ask yourself why nature designed a cord that connects from a
mother to a baby until it breathes on its own and then when it's job becomes
defunct it stops supplying oxygen and blood,and the placenta then releases
from the uterus. How we have interferred in nature. When a cord is prematurely
clampled how is the signal that the baby is breathing on its own transmitted to
the placenta? BY AN INJECTION!! No wonder PPH often occurs after a
"perfect" birth because the placenta doesn't know its job
is completed, there is still pressure from the placenta to the clamp. In the
cultures where the cord and placenta is left attached the cord is never
clamped. Eventually the cord just shrivels up and releases from the navel. Imagine
the poor baby who has suddenly had it's oxygen supply prematurely cut off and
is forced to breathe to survive. I have seen some terrible instances of having
to rub and jiggle babies to make then breathe or I have
also seen babies that born peacefully, gently start to breathe, gradually
getting stronger and the cord gradually slowing down and then after some
time the cord stops pulsating and is then cut. What
have we as this so called advanced society done. Sorry
but this is a subject I feel very strongly about and Michel Odent has supported
this for more years than I can remember. I know medical science is needed in
some instances but not EVERY birth. regards Diane
Gardner -----
Original Message -----
Sent: Tuesday, July 25, 2006
6:49 PM Subject: RE:
[ozmidwifery] Blood cells and placenta?! So I can tell her that this is not a worry? Best
Regards, From: . In mid training days the belief was that placental blood
transfusion following birth would result in increased red blood cells in the
baby thereby increasing jaundice levels. There was also concern if the
baby was above the placenta blood would drain from the baby back into it.
-----Original
Message----- Has anyone ever heard of this? “My midwife ended up saying as long as the baby
is above the placenta; it's ok to let it stop pulsing naturally before clamping
it. She said something about too many red (or white!) blood cells entering bubs
if bub was below the placenta?” Best
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