Hive account@sweetsah, The delay in cord clamping (at least until the cord has stopped pulsing) is done so all the goodness can still go from the placenta to the baby. You know, in some places (at least where I'm from) there are companies who will advertise and almost hunt pregnant women down to tell them they will store the baby's umbilical cord blood for a lot of money, just in case they might need it later in life (stem cells) if they fall ill with cancer or other diseases. Some people (I am one of them) believe that delayed cord clamping could possibly nullify the need for that in the first place (and thus prevent illness). We all know stem cells are used in trials to treat various diseases. That 'frozen cord blood' is big business... The placenta itself is sometimes used in frozen, then dried and powdered form for the mother to recover faster from birth. And later even when she goes into menopause...