[identity profile] kyra-ojosverdes.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 05:54 pm (UTC)(link)
Nope. They put the baby on the mother's belly while they deal with the afterbirth, any stitches, etc. They don't cut the cord for a couple minutes, until after it stops pulsing.

[identity profile] drmagoo.livejournal.com 2006-04-24 05:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Any day in which I learn something is not a waste. :)