ADELAIDE, Australia, July 11 (UPI) -- Cutting a baby's umbilical cord immediately after birth -- standard practice -- puts the baby at risk, researchers in Australia suggest.
Dr. Philippa Middleton of Adelaide University and colleagues said policies for timing of cord clamping vary, with early cord clamping generally carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth, whereas later cord clamping usually occurred more than a minute after the birth or when cord pulsation has ceased.