Dr. Novello in her efforts to discipline doctors, last year in New York, took action against 411 doctors, a 21 percent increase over 1996. He was trained to do immediate cord clamping on an infants pulsating cord. That practice, is said to be now routine by our BC Ministry of Health. Locally, I did confirm that there is one doctor who does do delayed management of the pulsating cord. The local hospital permits both delayed and immediate clamping of the infants umbilical cord.
Infants born in c-sections are most vulnerable to immediate cord clamping.
Mothers are more risk to having a c-section, they represent 22 percent of the deliveries. One doctor that raised concern of higher unnecessary medical costs, is Dr. M. Wagner, New Zealand. His various reports, on the internet, indicate that the mother is said to be failing to progress within 12 hours of the deadline, she will be convinced she needs a c-section. In the 1950's 36 hours labour was normal, and 24 hours during the 1960's. Drugs are used to quicken the contractions, to have a woman comply to birth within 12 hours.