Hesseltine Cord Clamps

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sevenkids

Discussion Starter · Jun 22, 2005

Where oh where do I get them? Are they like the dinosaurs and extinct?

Where oh where do I get umbilical string?

I despise those plastic clamps.

besides, I am going to move back home to practice, and supplies are expensive. Hesseltine clamps I can sterilize with my instruments and re-use, and string can't be too costly, right?

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mwherbs

· #2 · Jun 22, 2005

I don't know this clamp by name but do you mean the little stainless steel ones that clip by pinching and unpinching?

I will look-- for you
as for cord tape we bought some from Cascade a few years ago to send to Guatemala

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sevenkids

Discussion Starter · #3 · Jun 22, 2005

Quote:

Originally Posted by mwherbs
I don't know this clamp by name but do you mean the little stainless steel ones that clip by pinching and unpinching?

I will look-- for you
as for cord tape we bought some from Cascade a few years ago to send to Guatemala

Those are the ones! Seems like they are impossible to find

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mwherbs

· #4 · Jun 22, 2005

If you do a google search you can find the name of a manufacturer they may still have some around--

as for cord tape "birth with love" has rolls of unsterilized and this other birth supply has individual sterilized or large rolls of unsterilized

http://midwifesupplies.com/store/mer...tegory_Code=1V

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sevenkids

Discussion Starter · #5 · Jun 22, 2005

You rock!

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pamamidwife

· #6 · Jun 22, 2005

Yeah, the metal cord clamps are no longer being made by the company (American Coil & Spring) because there wasn't the demand for it vs the cost of making it.

I have about eight, and I use them when we first cut the baby's cord longer so there are no hemostats used or near baby. I am holding on to them with dear life.

I use a cord bander, and I've also used cord tape. Cord tape is pretty easy to find - just do a search of "umbilical cord tape" and you'll find it. I've also used embroidery floss, braided, as another nice alternative.

You can sterilize it, too, with your instruments if you want.

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Charmie981

· #7 · Jun 23, 2005

as an alternative to buying a cordbander, check this out: http://www.sterifeed.com/midwifery.htm
http://www.sterifeed.com/leaflets/cordring_reverse.doc

Jack, at www.inhishands.com is going to start carrying these for birthkits, if he doesn't have them already. I'm all about it, because I can get the hemostats for free b/c of DH's work.

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pamamidwife

· #8 · Jun 23, 2005

Charlotte, thanks for posting that! I've actually used the cord bander bands with just a couple of hemostats and it works great. So, perhaps even buying those bands and using a couple hemostats (or one and something else to lift over the stump) would be a more economical choice!

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DallasCPM

· #9 · Jun 24, 2005

Yep, I got some from Jack at the Texas midwifery conference in May. I haven't used them yet, but several of the midwives at the conference were raving about them.

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mwherbs

· #10 · Jun 24, 2005

so I am still thinking there is alot of trash involved-- maybe using just the bands like Pam mentions with hemostats or a hemostat and a stitch tweezer

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