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.
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.
After a child is born the umbilical cord is no longer needed so it is removed.
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.
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.
After the baby is born.
The umbilical cord
The umbilical cord
The umbilical cord.
the baby wailed when the doctor cut it's umbilical cord
The umbilical cord can break in the course of the birth or be removed as the mother cleans her newborns.
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.
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.
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.
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.
They would slowly remove the placenta (cord) by pulling it out with a clamp in a certain way after the delivery of the baby.
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.