{"id":309,"date":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-06-24T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/defranciscolaw.lawblogger.net\/blog\/when-should-the-umbilical-cord-be-clamped\/"},"modified":"2017-10-23T12:30:13","modified_gmt":"2017-10-23T16:30:13","slug":"when-should-the-umbilical-cord-be-clamped","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/when-should-the-umbilical-cord-be-clamped\/","title":{"rendered":"When should the umbilical cord be clamped?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The birth of a child is a simply wonderful event. Part of it is the joy of finally being able to meet a being that has been growing inside his mother\u2019s womb, and the other is the happiness that comes with loving someone who loves you unconditionally as well. But with every birth, the risk of complications exists, which is why birth centers have detailed protocols that they must follow in order to limit the risks of infection and injury.<\/p>\n<p>Part of these protocols includes when an umbilical cord must be cut, even though, as a brand new parent, you may not think about it when the baby is first born. Nevertheless, there are questions about whether the rules surrounding when umbilical cords should be changed.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Essentially, a <a href=\"http:\/\/www.npr.org\/sections\/health-shots\/2015\/05\/26\/409697568\/delayed-umbilical-cord-clamping-may-benefit-children-years-later\" target=\"_blank\">recent study of infants<\/a> suggested that children who a few extra minutes attached through their cords had a boost in neurodevelopment compared to those who had their cords clamped immediately after birth.<\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/when-should-the-umbilical-cord-be-clamped\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading When should the umbilical cord be clamped?\" class=\"more-link\">Continue Reading \u203a<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The birth of a child is a simply wonderful event. Part of it is the joy of finally being able to meet a being that has been growing inside his mother\u2019s womb, and the other is the happiness that comes with loving someone who loves you unconditionally as well. But with every birth, the risk [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[13],"class_list":["post-309","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-birth-injuries","tag-birth-injuries"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>When should the umbilical cord be clamped? &#8212; Syracuse Personal Injury Law Blog &#8212; June 24, 2015<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"When should the umbilical cord be clamped? - Birth Injuries - DeFrancisco &amp; Falgiatano Law Firm\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.defranciscolaw.com\/blog\/when-should-the-umbilical-cord-be-clamped\/\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:title\" content=\"When should the umbilical cord be clamped? 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