Here is a wonderful blog post by Kathi

Physiological Management of a Newborn’s Umbilical Cord at the time of Birth

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“In this post, Faith Gibson explains the history behind premature cord clamping, and the physiologic ramifications that such an obtrusive intervention has.  In fact, she explains why this intervention has the most profound impact on the newborn of any medical intervention to date.”