“Delayed umbilical cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth and improves iron stores in the first several months of life, which may have a favorable effect on developmental outcomes. There seems to be something inherently logical about the midwives’ practice of waiting (if possible) until the cord has stopped pulsing.” from a Townsend Letter research article, “Delaying Umbilical Cord Clamping: A Traditional Practice Whose Time Has Come” by Alan R. Gaby, MD.

