Delayed cord clamping allows blood from the umbilical cord to return into your baby’s system, reducing the risk for iron deficiency. The medical staff needs only about 25% of umbilical cord blood for storage, and at 3 minutes, only half of the blood in your child’s cord has filtered back into the body. This means doctors can delay cord clamping for several minutes and your child will still have more than enough stem cells left over for banking.
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