It’s easy to not think much about cutting the umbilical cord and let the doctor handle it. However, if you read the research on the process, you might think differently.

Cutting the umbilical cord goes back to the beginning of time. A baby couldn’t be connected to the cord for days after birth!

Many hospitals are now delaying cord cutting 30-45 seconds for premature babies but the World Health Organization (WHO) says the time should be at least 1 minute for healthy babies.