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Originally Posted by evenstarlight 
I wanted to wait last time but they cut the chord because the baby had pooed inside me during the pushing phase so they said they "had to" any thoughts? (these were midwives in the UK)
Also the head midwife claimed that they had seen an increase in the number of jaundice babies since they'd started waiting to cut the chord. Any ideas why this would happen???
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No idea on the poo. Sounds odd to me. Maybe they felt they needed to take the baby away and suction?
I thought the jaundice thing might actually be true, but
this website (which looks pretty reputable and quotes a bunch of studies and has a bunch of interesting looking links and also doesn't list poo as a reason to cut quickly
) says otherwise:
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You may be told that delayed clamping causes jaundice in babies by your carer or hospital. This is not true.
Babies are no more likely to become jaundiced by delaying cord clamping and there is no relation to jaundice and the time of the cord being clamped. In the studies, the bilirubin levels were within normal range no matter when the cord was clamped. (Excess bilirubin levels are what is associated with jaundice). |
I would also say that lots of people (especially in my parents' generation) talk about jaundice as if it is some horrible scary thing. Certainly, I have heard stories of dangerous jaundice levels requiring treatment (which is done by exposure to sunlight or artificial light of the same wavelength). But from what I understand, a "little" jaundice is normal and not a concern. DS was a little jaundiced, but we didn't have to do anything about it. Never even got it tested, the pediatrician just commented that he was slightly yellow but nothing to worry about.