Tests and Hospital Procedures
What is Delayed Cord Clamping?
History Behind Delayed Cord Clamping
There's something important you need to know about the moment a baby's umbilical cord is clamped and cut. And that is, at the moment a baby's born, a third of their blood is still outside their body. The blood that's been coursing through them through all of pregnancy, is still outside in the placenta and umbilical cord. And for all of human history, what happened was, the baby would get born, and then the cord would start to pulse, and it would pump, and it would push blood into the baby. They would get 30% more blood in that next 90 seconds, or so. They'd get 60% more red blood cells. They'd get iron that they needed. They'd get white blood cells to fight infection. They'd get antibodies. They'd get oxygen. They'd get stem cells going through to them. It's powerful, powerful stuff.
Delayed Cord Clamping Explanation
But what happened in the 20th Century, is the medical establishment got the idea that we wanna immediately cut and clamp the cord, locking out all that good stuff, but whisking the ... Read more
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains the likelihood that a child would need to use cord blood stem cells and why parents should bank their child's... read more
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains the different options available to families considering cord blood banking
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains how to process of collecting cord blood and tissue immediately after birth affects the newborn baby
Pediatrician Alan Greene, MD, explains why it is necessary to include Optimal Cord Clamping in your birth plan if you want your umbilical cord clamping to be delayed
Pediatrician Alan Greene, MD, explains the benefits that delayed cord clamping has on a newborn baby that immediate cord clamping does not provide
Pediatrician Alan Greene, MD, explains the optimal time to clamp the cord after childbirth and the benefits that delayed cord clamping has
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the APGAR and other basic tests that are performed on a baby shortly after birth in order to ensure he or she is healthy
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the third stage of labor, the delivery of the placenta, and how the process is carried out
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the differences between using piton to augment labor and induce labor and how pitocin can be helpful during labor when contractions are... read more
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the standard tests and procedures that are performed on NICU babies, depending on the baby's time spent in the NICU
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains how the labor and birth experience with an induction are different from ones without an induction
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the normal procedure for mothers after giving birth up until the end of her hospital stay
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, shares advice on routine procedures that are done with the baby after delivery and which ones are most important to make sure you get
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains the truth about episiotomy and natural vaginal tearing during labor, and when a doctor may elect to perform an episiotomy
OB/GYN Lauren Hyman, MD, explains what Strep-B is during pregnancy and how a positive diagnosis affects a pregnant woman and her baby
OBGYN Lauren Hyman, MD, shares advice for pregnant women on what to expect during the procedure of giving birth at the hospital
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, shares advice for families wanting to take advantage of cord blood or tissue services on the process of collecting the... read more
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains the shelf life of cord blood that is stored at cord blood banks
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains the likelihood of cord blood being a successful match for blood transfers to family members
Richard Jennings, President of Stem Cell Services, explains the differences in stem cell uses depending if stem cells are from cord blood or cord tissue
Child Psychiatrist Joshua Sparrow, MD, explains the most common tests given to babies after birth, NBAS and APGAR, and what each one tests for in newborns
OBGYN Jay Goldberg, MD, explains how cord blood is stored, the possible benefits of saving and storing cord blood, and whether it is recommended by doctors
OBGYN Jay Goldberg, MD, explains what electronic fetal monitoring is, how it is done and how electronic fetal monitoring is used to asses the progression of labor
OBGYN Anthony Chin, MD, explains the benefits that breathing oxygen during delivery can have for the mother and the baby
Pediatric Ophthalmologist Kenneth Wright, MD, shares advice for parents on when children should have their first eye exam, and why its important that babies have their... read more
Obstetrician Mike Brisinger, MD, explains everything about APGARs, including what the APGAR scoring scale is and the different things that are checked in a baby
OBGYN Sheryl Ross, MD, explains what an episiotomy is, and the pros of cons for women of having an episiotomy before childbirth
Kenneth Wright, MD Pediatric Ophthalmologist, explains why newborns are often given eyedrops and the purpose that the eyedrops serve in infants
Watch Marni Ayers's video on Common hospital birth procedures and your options...
View Stephanie Caspian's video on Vitamin K shot and other interventions...
Listen or Watch
More Playlists >
