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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know a woman who delivered at home with only her husband and other kids around.

The baby didn't breathe for the first couple of minutes, sobyhey left the cord attached.

Seems unnecessarily risky to me![/quote]

OMG. Do you know a single thing about pregnancy and delivery? The placenta continues to deliver oxygen to the newborn through the umbilical cord. The placenta does not all of a sudden become a ticking time bomb once baby is out. I am not agreeing that freebirth is a good choice, and it's much safer to have a trained attendant (certified nurse-midwife) there to evaluate the situation and act quickly and appropriately. But in the story you tell, the questionable decision was to freebirth without someone trained to evaluate whether this was a true medical emergency and respond appropriately, not to leave the placenta attached to ensure the baby is still getting oxygen. It's not actually evidence-based medicine to clamp the cord immediately if the baby doesn't start breathing right away.[/quote]

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