Tag Archives: umbilical cord

The Placenta: essential resuscitation equipment

Posted on April 13, 2016 by MidwifeThinking

Updated: September 2019 The common practice of premature cord clamping has been challenged in recent years due to a greater understanding of how this intervention disrupts the physiology of placental transfusion (Mercer & Skovgaard 2002). Premature cord clamping results in … Continue reading →

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Nuchal Cords: the perfect scapegoat

Posted on May 13, 2015 by MidwifeThinking

Updated: January 2020 To get this blog going I decided to write about a slight obsession of mine: The fear of, and routine midwifery management of nuchal cords at birth (umbilical cord around the neck). I have written and presented … Continue reading →

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