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It's attached to the placenta which is taken out of the woman and the other end which is attached to the baby's navel is cut off. The scar later becomes your bellybutton. They throw the placenta and umbilical cord away as human waste unless you wish to keep it.

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I guess technically you can cut it where ever you like since it's going to fall off anyway, but usually it is 2-3 cm from the baby's tummy so that it's not in the way.

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After a child is born the umbilical cord is no longer needed so it is removed.

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In many cases it will be used for research purposes. It is a good source of stem cells. If not, it is considered medical waste and incinerated.

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2 to 4 cm away from the baby's belly as if too short and the cord is needed to help resusitate baby later, the umbilical vein couldn't be used.

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When should you cut the umbilical cord?

After the baby is born.


What must be cut to separate the baby from the mother after it is born?

The umbilical cord


What must be cut to separate the baby from its mother after it is born?

The umbilical cord


Which part needs to be cut after the baby has been born?

The umbilical cord.


What is a sentence using the word umbilical cord?

the baby wailed when the doctor cut it's umbilical cord


When baby animals are born are they connected to the mother with an umbilical cord If so how is it cut?

The umbilical cord can break in the course of the birth or be removed as the mother cleans her newborns.


How do midwifes cut the umbilical cord once a baby is born and what happens when she does cut it off will you or the baby bleed a lot?

I just recently had a baby and i cut the Umbilical cord and i didn't bleed at all they just cut it and its not all there but when you have your next kid you will do the same its smaller but it gets bigger each time you have a kid.


Does getting your belly button pierced affect your umbilical cord when you are pregnant?

no you dont have a umbilical cord you have a belly button your baby dose not have a belly button yet the umbilical cord attaches to the baby at its belly after its born the umbilical cord is cut giving the baby its belly button. However don't have your belly button pierced while you are pregnant as you will have to take the bar (or whatever) out towards the end.


Where is donkeys umbilical cord located?

The umbilical cord connects the navel of a fetus with the placenta. When the baby is born the umbilical cord is cut. The belly button is the location where the umbilical cord connected to the placenta.


What forms the belly button?

It is the place where the umbilical cord connects the baby to the placenta. After the baby is born, the umbilical is cut off, eventually heals over and leaves the belly button.


When baby a is born and the umbilical is cut what happen to the rest of the cord that is in the mother?

They would slowly remove the placenta (cord) by pulling it out with a clamp in a certain way after the delivery of the baby.


Does the umbilical cord slide back up once its cut?

No. The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta, which is the sack that the baby grows in. After giving birth, the placenta and the umbilical cord leave the body through the vagina.