Global Update: Study Says Umbilical Cord Shouldn’t Be Pulled During Labor

Monday, March 12, 2012 - 16:30 in Health & Medicine

An article in The Lancet suggests that pulling on the umbilical cord, or controlled cord traction, does not significantly reduce blood loss in women and may in fact endanger them.

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