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Episode: Optimal Cord Clamping and its Effect on Infant Iron Levels with Alan Greene, MD
Description: #276: How long did your doctor wait to clamp the umbilical cord with your baby? If you’re like most parents, you probably have no idea. But the timing of cord clamping can have an impact on your baby’s iron status in infancy and later in life. Dr. Alan Greene is the founder of the TICC TOCC campaign (...long pre-dating that other Tik Tok :) and TICC TOCC stands for Transitioning Immediate Cord Clamping to Optimal Cord Clamping. In this interview Dr. Greene is teaching about how waiting until the pulsing of the cord stops - about 90 seconds longer than in c...