Wait until the umbilical cord is white after the birth, before clamping the umbilical cord.
Tag: Delayed cord clamping
Natural Birth Instincts and Positions
When we interfere with the process of birth we render the love hormone oxytocin useless and we need to ask ourselves how this will affect the future of humanity.
Don’t Cut the Cord and Lotus Birth
Delayed cord clamping for 3 minutes or longer has long term benefits to the neonate, does NO harm and does not affect the mother in a negative way.
The Travelling Midwife: More about Birth Trauma
The first lessons in life are learnt at the hands of midwives and obstetricians in maternity care units in South Africa. What characteristics are we imparting to future generations of people, both white and non-white in South Africa?