Delay clamping babies' umbilical cords for better health and development
- Written by The Conversation
During the first few minutes after birth a baby can receive 80-100 millilitres of blood – nearly a third of their blood volume.Paul Hakimata Photography/ShutterstockOne of the most common surgical procedures in the world today – one that every human alive has undergone – is the clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord at birth....








