Cutting the umbilical cord is an essential step to help the baby completely separate from the mother's body. Currently, there is a change in the trend of cutting the umbilical cord, many mothers believe that cutting the umbilical cord late will help the baby to be healthier and develop more intelligently. So is cutting the umbilical cord late good? What are the effects of doing this?

During the fetal period, the umbilical cord provides the fetus with nutrients and oxygen from the mother. When the baby is born, it no longer needs the umbilical cord to provide nutrients, and so doctors cut the umbilical cord. Eventually, the cord dries and falls off, but there are many cases where the newborn's umbilical cord bleeds, causing parents to be extremely worried.

Essential newborn care has been common in many countries for a long time and there are also specific regulations for care. Essential care methods for mothers and babies born by caesarean section often include: skin-to-skin contact, early breastfeeding and delayed cord clamping after birth. This is a combination of adult interventions, although simple, but gives many children a chance to live.