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How and when do you cut umbilical cord?

I have never been present at birth but I have seen on TV programs how someone like big hero delivers a baby. Now, if I did end up in a situation of assisting at birth and there was no chance of a doctor/midwife being present or arriving quickly how do I do this. I mean, baby comes out, what do i do, to get it all clean, to look after the mother properly... We are talking poor country, remote areas...surley enough babies are born like this all the time. So what do I do if I end up in situation when I haveto help?

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How often does this actually happen? Like once in every 10000 births or something. Just Google "how to assist during a birth." Something should pop up.
I refuse to tell you because you may be one of those baby snatcher chicks.
I honestly can't give you a good answer.You would be best off looking it up online then asking people on yahoo answers.
Here's a good link: http://www.drspock.com/article/0,1510,6254,00.html
In the third stage of labour, after the child is born, the uterus spontaneously expels the neonate's placenta along with the cord from the mother's body, 10-45 minutes after the birth. However, the umbilical cord is generally clamped during or within minutes of birth and severed shortly after, a practice of "active management of labor" which has become increasingly controversial due to the lower transfer of placental blood to the neonate and associated stressors. The health benefits of non-clamping of the cord and delayed umbilical severance as well as nonseverance are receiving attention in medical journals.[
I believe the umbilical cord should be cut immediately after birth. Make sure it's tied off in two locations (close to the infants stomache) about 6 inches apart then cut between the ties.
I'm no Doctor or expert but the cord needs to be clamped in two locations and cut between the two location. The baby should be all the way out and crying. Get proffesionals to the scene ASAP, call 911 or the equivalent ASAP!!!!!!!!!
Yikes. I guess when the baby comes out, you wipe it clean, make sure it's not blue and make sure it is breathing. I don't want to give advice on the other stuff, but when our daughter was born, the doc put her on my chest while people wiped her off. Then they clamped the cord and my husband cut it. If you are out in the middle of no where, you can use a shoe lace to tie the umbilical cord off. Maybe go to a website about obstetrics or something.
if you are really worried, pack some sterilized kitchen shears in your going to the hospital bag. When the time comes if you need them, you just remember to cut the cord leaving about a thumbs length still attached to the baby, (what is not needed for a belly button with be clamped when you get to the hospital and it will GROW off, kinda). The other of the cord is used to gently pull the remaining placenta out of the mom.
When the baby is out tie off the cord about 4 inches from the baby and again about 6 inches. Then with a sterile knife or scissors cut between the two tied off sections. Nature will take care of the rest.
after birth the air ways like the nose and mouth must be cleared, when the baby starts crying, wipe clean with a hot water soaked towel and wrap baby in this since they can't maintain their own bodyheat yet. then tie off the umbilical cord about 5cm away from the baby's body. using a sharp knife or scissors, cut the cord about 1cm above were you tied it off. clean the baby all over and wrap in warm towel or blanket. Get the baby to feed asap
The umbilical cord is customarily cut AFTER the baby is born, but figuratively, for some people it is never cut. It is usually cut with something sharp such as scissors, a rock, or even teeth, after it is tied in 2 places so neither the baby nor the mother bleed excessively.
well if there's enough time before she starts to crown boil water find something to clamp tight tight to the cord boil it for a few min's make sure its clean find something to cut make sure its sharp and make sure it'll cut easy and fast and boil that too make sure its not boiling hot when you try to use it get lots of blankets to keep the baby warm and the mother. if you have enough time clean out a tub bleach and clean keep every thing very clean get her in to a warm bath not to hot to hurt the baby it'll help with the contractions she'll know when she has to push.as the baby is coming out hold the head and shoulders do not pull it could hurt the baby.let the mother hold the baby clamp cut wrap in warm towles warm them for a few sec's first to if you can..before doing anything like this and i advise you not too. call 911 before you do anything to make sure nothing happens to child or the mother and if anything does happen you will be held and fault and if you call 911 they will help you and her through it.
VERY ODD QUESTION~PRETTY FREAKY!
http://firstaid.about.com/od/childbirth/ht/deliverbaby.htm this tells you pretty much how to do it, i hope you never need it.
personally i think you wait untill the mother gets to hospital or a professional gets there .
after you birth your baby put your child to your chest as to keep them warm..cover and wipe clean and dry with towel blanket etc.. the cord will pulse for 5-10 minutes following birth as the remaining oxygen inriched blood(4-6oz) from the placents is pumped into your child..while hospitals imedietly clamp and cut the cord it is not a nessicety and recent studies show it to be more harmful as you are depriving your child of blood..in 10-30 minutes you will fell the urge to push once agian and birth the placenta, alsoput your child to breast as soon as possiable as the act of nursing releases oxytosin witch causes uterian contractions that prevent bloodloss and help the placenta release quicker...inspect the placent for missing chunks or peices you may have retained (on inspection of the back side of the placneta missing peices will be obvious) gentally rub and massage your uterus to help with contractions and keep from bleeding...once cord is stopped plusing as has gone flat and limp u may tie it off an inch or so from belly button and cut..some people choose not to cut the cord insted just leave their babies attached to the pacenta untill it dries up and falls off its called a lotus birth, not my cup of tea but to each his own...and yes appearntly it does get smelly and you have to like dust it with herbes to dry it out Eeeeew...
First things first. Make sure baby is out and breathing! The cord can supply(some) oxygen for just a few minutes before it stops pulsating. Make sure that mom and baby are both about the same level meaning dont hold baby way high over the mother and tie it off or way below mother and tie it off. This helps keep the transfer of blood between baby and placenta just right. The best place is to lay baby on moms tummy. If baby can be put right to breast without cutting the cord thats good! It helps the uterus contract and expel the placenta. And minimizes the chances of bleeding to much. After the cord has stopped pulsating(10-15 minutes) then tie off in to places the first one being a few inches from the babys tummy and the next one 3-4 inches from that. Cut with sterile scissiors. Make sure the mother nurses often and you learn about massaging the fundus. It is vital that you learn about that stuff to keep the mother from bleeding after the birth! The Fundus is right about where the mothers naval is and needs to be Kneeded or massaged well until it feels hard kind of like a grapefruit in the mothers tummy. Do that for the first twelve hours or so. Make sure to keep the baby warm! And the mother as comfortable as possible. Good Luck! Read the link for more information!