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45. There is a theory about early cord clamping

Sun Dec 8, 2013, 05:47 PM

Dec 2013

There's a neonatal unit here in our city that has a new policy of not clamping preemies' cords for, I think 30 or 60 seconds and found that it led to a lot less brain bleeds and other preemie complications (this was a local news story a few weeks ago) and that the preemies who had the cord clamping delayed did far better and needed far less blood transfusions than 'early clamping' preemies. This goes with some theories about cord clamping in full term babies I read about (it's been awhile though...)

I was lucky enough to have nice doctors that did delayed clamping at my request with my 2nd and 3rd babies. I still got the vitamin K shots for my kids (even the ones who had delayed cord clamping).

With regards to your point about food supply there's also a theory about mothers not eating enough leafy greens and being vit K deficient themselves and not passing it on in breast milk, but I don't know if any of these theories have studies behind them.

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Four babies hemorrhage after parents refuse vitamin K shot, a practice on the rise [View all] NickB79 Dec 2013 OP

Isn't there some way to stop people like that? enlightenment Dec 2013 #1

A court would probably say he is within his 1st amendment rights to spew this BS iandhr Dec 2013 #30

This is how our healthcare system is so screwed up. Doctors don't explain shit to women honestly. kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #32

No this comes down to ranking on places like Google MattBaggins Dec 2013 #63

Message auto-removed Name removed Dec 2013 #80

Not really, especially when so many believe his nonsense. Many can be found right here on DU. cleanhippie Dec 2013 #191

So many idiots sharp_stick Dec 2013 #2

I feel a little more kindly toward the "idiots" etherealtruth Dec 2013 #3

Yes, 'A sucker born every minute.' elleng Dec 2013 #14

Well, since the taxpayers are likely to foot the bill for the results of this.... Turbineguy Dec 2013 #4

Mercola was the major funder of California's failed Prop 37 Retrograde Dec 2013 #7

Actually, that's incorrect. Le Taz Hot Dec 2013 #29

That is pretty funny. Mercola gave 1.2 million, Monsanto 8 million. Luminous Animal Dec 2013 #96

Wow! I couldn't believe when Prop 37 failed emsimon33 Dec 2013 #128

What "facts" exactly are you speaking of? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #148

I want my food labeled katsy Dec 2013 #156

You're comparing a known, proven food allergy to something that, in spite of loads of research... eqfan592 Dec 2013 #177

Science gets better over time katsy Dec 2013 #184

Nobody IS depriving you of that right. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #190

Label it katsy Dec 2013 #195

Provide evidence that it's a harmful product worthy of a specific label. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #196

My demonstrating its harmful katsy Dec 2013 #200

What hyperbolic garbage. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #201

Their conclusions not mine. katsy Dec 2013 #203

More false equivalency. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #204

An opinion piece. I don't care what they say katsy Dec 2013 #205

Unless you can provide evidence that what is in your food is being hidden... eqfan592 Dec 2013 #206

I want kosher label I want GMO label katsy Dec 2013 #207

You do know there are GMO organic foods, right? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #211

Address my issues katsy Dec 2013 #213

So calling hyperbole is akin to an insult? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #216

apparently the fact that the proposition in question doesn't ban GMO foods magical thyme Dec 2013 #164

True. So why the constant push to make ever more and dumber examples? n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2013 #22

Kicking for more exposure etherealtruth Dec 2013 #5

double kick Liberal_in_LA Dec 2013 #23

Need to make this a Google bomb MattBaggins Dec 2013 #66

Why aren't the parents in jail for abuse? Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #6

What fraud? nt kelliekat44 Dec 2013 #33

Parents of "Accidental Shootings" Don't Go To Jail otohara Dec 2013 #162

Yet they should, for neglect, which is what all of this is... Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #167

and the resident woo beleivers will be here in 3.. 2.. 1... dionysus Dec 2013 #8

Yeah, the age of autism gang, etc. Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #38

At Sun Dec 8, 2013, 07:39 PM an alert was sent on the following post: In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #64

... Warren DeMontague Dec 2013 #65

yup In_The_Wind Dec 2013 #68

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Good grief--apparently the alerter doesn't realize that a "personal" attack MADem Dec 2013 #152

Plausible deniability (playing dumb) is a trick of the trade by some and a waste of time to contest. proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #168

That's not "plausible deniability" though--those are just general statements. MADem Dec 2013 #185

Lol, nice. n/t X_Digger Dec 2013 #192

Mercola cited by me? No, not once, check it out. (This would've been a read-only thread if not 4you) proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #100

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TLDR--and you're waaaaaay over the four paragraph limit, there. MADem Dec 2013 #153

It's not copyright material, so the 4-paragraph limit isn't applicable, correct? proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #154

Better? proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #161

Better for you and better for DU. MADem Dec 2013 #186

don't forget flouride and chemtrails.... dionysus Dec 2013 #102

Good god. Some parents ordering oral Vit K from the internet! mainer Dec 2013 #9

You would be surprised. Butterbean Dec 2013 #13

That is insane!!! Accept natural death over unnatural lifesaving measures? mainer Dec 2013 #15

Yep. There was a live birth, thankfully. The doctor was just beside himself. n/t Butterbean Dec 2013 #59

Squawk... Natural... Squawk.... Natural MattBaggins Dec 2013 #69

There's also a peer pressure sentiment in some motherhood circles Blue_Tires Dec 2013 #131

Yep, the mommy wars are rife with that crap. Butterbean Dec 2013 #132

YIKES! kdmorris Dec 2013 #147

HOLY CRAP, 37w5d TWINS that were both OVER 8LBS? Butterbean Dec 2013 #151

Frankly, we were surprised at their weight kdmorris Dec 2013 #194

Stanford University recommends the oral form for infants pnwmom Dec 2013 #37

Oral K is better than nothing, but it requires three doses mainer Dec 2013 #58

I am really lucky, have never had this happen to me in the wagon. littlewolf Dec 2013 #145

Ah, Mercola again... MineralMan Dec 2013 #10

I have precious little respect for the supporters of Dr. Woowoo. backscatter712 Dec 2013 #17

Good grief. HappyMe Dec 2013 #11

Anyone who believes in woo over science is an idiot. Vashta Nerada Dec 2013 #12

Mercola is clearly a dangerous idiot. But I do have a question. kestrel91316 Dec 2013 #16

Vitamin K does not cross the placenta etherealtruth Dec 2013 #19

Nature designed us for about 30% infant/childhood mortality. jeff47 Dec 2013 #24

Yes, we forget how brutal Mother Nature truly is mainer Dec 2013 #28

There is a theory about early cord clamping laundry_queen Dec 2013 #45

I delayed cord clamping and still did the vitamin K too gollygee Dec 2013 #92

Designed? MattBaggins Dec 2013 #73

Good lord. Ok: we EVOLVED to survive. So how does kestrel91316 Dec 2013 #106

We also evolved Nevernose Dec 2013 #113

Even with the list you gave we are far better off then 100 years ago Marrah_G Dec 2013 #121

We're far better off than we were 20 years ago Nevernose Dec 2013 #126

Wow! Marrah_G Dec 2013 #146

Nature designed us to have a 20-50% mortality rate for under-5 year olds. eridani Dec 2013 #125

Nail hit head...nt Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #144

I was born with a genetic blood disorder Factor 5 where my blood clots too doc03 Dec 2013 #18

Not the case here: Sinistrous Dec 2013 #25

It's a probability issue. jeff47 Dec 2013 #27

Factor 5 isn't that unusual, so I'm not sure you're right. pnwmom Dec 2013 #39

This doesn't agree with the Israeli data mainer Dec 2013 #56

130/100,000 is the same as 1.3/1000 or .13/100. So fewer than Factor 5. n/t pnwmom Dec 2013 #72

The newborn death rate from Factor 5 is 130/100,000? mainer Dec 2013 #78

I am unable to find any data about neonatal deaths from Factor V mainer Dec 2013 #81

That's not the question. pnwmom Dec 2013 #83

I am looking into it. I think Vitamin K affects a different part of the clotting cycle mainer Dec 2013 #93

All I know is that they give Coumadin to people with Factor 5. pnwmom Dec 2013 #99

I did find this citation mainer Dec 2013 #108

Thanks! pnwmom Dec 2013 #110

I think the 130/100,000 DEATH RATE shows you how prevalent mainer Dec 2013 #103

mainer: You seem to be knowledgeable about this Factor V doc03 Dec 2013 #90

I'm not a hematologist. But it seems that clotting can occur at any time in your life mainer Dec 2013 #97

Factor V is what's called "co-dominant" jeff47 Dec 2013 #118

They now give pregnant women with the Factor V gene blood thinner shots, blue neen Dec 2013 #67

My daughter had one of those shots pnwmom Dec 2013 #70

I am so sorry to hear that. blue neen Dec 2013 #76

Thanks, blue neen! pnwmom Dec 2013 #88

You mean pregnant women get medical care?! Astounding! Lars39 Dec 2013 #160

You missed the part about family history and genetic testing. jeff47 Dec 2013 #117

No one asked about this before they gave my son the Vitamin K shot. pnwmom Dec 2013 #119

Because it increases the probability, there should be some part of the tree with problems. jeff47 Dec 2013 #120

But think how common heart disease is, and how many of deaths pnwmom Dec 2013 #123

The patient doesn't have to be aware. jeff47 Dec 2013 #124

I know that's what one poster argued, but I don't think that was pnwmom Dec 2013 #127

Your excerpt doesn't conflict with the shot not affecting Factor 5. jeff47 Dec 2013 #135

8% isn't that rare. And there are other mutations that put the overall pnwmom Dec 2013 #136

You're confusing the sickle-cell disease with the genes. jeff47 Dec 2013 #138

If given a choice, always choose a blood clot over a hemorrhage. Barack_America Dec 2013 #140

Here's an interesting paper: infant coagulation different from adults mainer Dec 2013 #158

Doctor of exactly what and where is he licensed to "practice"? SoapBox Dec 2013 #20

Israeli experience: drastic drop in deaths with Vit K administration mainer Dec 2013 #21

Big K & R for visibility TransitJohn Dec 2013 #26

What I really hate about Dr. Mercola is that so often his woo hedgehog Dec 2013 #31

How about on Facebook MattBaggins Dec 2013 #74

What is the excuse? Vitamin K causes Autism I guess nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #34

Could it be a concern about the preservative? Couldn't they just use pnwmom Dec 2013 #36

And in the meantime how many kids will die unecessary deaths? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #40

I'm not suggesting people not give newborns Vitamin K. pnwmom Dec 2013 #41

Because there is no harm in it nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #42

That doesn't answer my question. pnwmom Dec 2013 #43

They are available in single dose form at the doctor's office nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #46

b s Niceguy1 Dec 2013 #129

Every vit K shot and hep B shot we give to newborns at every hospital Butterbean Dec 2013 #130

I have, different national health system I suppose nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #163

You worked L&D too? I thought you did EMS. I must be confused. Butterbean Dec 2013 #173

I guess the Mexican Healht System works EXACTLY as the American system does nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #180

Ohhhhhhhhhhhh-kay.................... Butterbean Dec 2013 #181

What I wrote, and YOU WENT OVER THE EDGE nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #183

LOL. Okee doke, you keep on having a hissy fit there. n/t Butterbean Dec 2013 #187

Now this is down right comedic nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #188

Nadin, honey, I'm just gonna let you keep yelling. Butterbean Dec 2013 #189

Exactly honey who is yelling? nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #193

Because a blood test is just as invasive, and requires more time to process results. Butterbean Dec 2013 #71

We learned about Factor 5 the hard way. pnwmom Dec 2013 #75

Yeah, I've had a few patients with it. Butterbean Dec 2013 #77

I checked the pediatric literature. They do not recommend routine neonatal Factor V screening mainer Dec 2013 #82

It's too bad there isn't some cost effective way for everyone pnwmom Dec 2013 #85

I agree, I have seen some very scary things happen at work due to Butterbean Dec 2013 #89

My case of DVT in my 7th month was almost missed. pnwmom Dec 2013 #95

I could talk a blue streak about stuff like that, but we haven't got all night. LOL. Butterbean Dec 2013 #101

That is the one major lesson I've learned over the decades. pnwmom Dec 2013 #114

Amen, and well said. Facepalm about the celiac ignorant oncologist. Yikes. n/t Butterbean Dec 2013 #122

Same here I had two cases of DVT now I have a Greenfield doc03 Dec 2013 #94

I wonder if you're taking any other drug that increases your risk pnwmom Dec 2013 #98

I had radiation for an eye tumor a year before I started having clots doc03 Dec 2013 #105

There's no comparing a cerebral hemorrhage to a peripheral clot. Barack_America Dec 2013 #141

Great one, Nadine. longship Dec 2013 #133

Hucksters really, and I mean this, really get my goat nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #166

There is no concern about the preservative Spider Jerusalem Dec 2013 #47

The power of hucksters I say nadinbrzezinski Dec 2013 #48

Thanks. n/t pnwmom Dec 2013 #50

Actually, if there is an autism concern, Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #139

It's a cancer concern...that has been as thoroughly disproven... Barack_America Dec 2013 #142

I saw both concerns mentioned in the article - Ms. Toad Dec 2013 #150

Woo is bad. Deadly, even. But I think there's a reason it's on the rise. Nine Dec 2013 #35

Our major media is mostly to blame. Archae Dec 2013 #44

Doctor Oz anyone? MattBaggins Dec 2013 #79

Fuck Mercola and his death-causing woo. nt msanthrope Dec 2013 #49

Psycho emotional damage? He's even more full of shit than usual. Warpy Dec 2013 #51

I thought we had reached a point in civilization loyalsister Dec 2013 #116

Idiots Lithos Dec 2013 #52

Anyone reading his newsletter can see Celebration Dec 2013 #53

And, just by coincidence, he SELLS vitamin K NickB79 Dec 2013 #62

No Oral dosing is not the way to go. MattBaggins Dec 2013 #84

Goddamn those fucking quacks! Aristus Dec 2013 #54

Fuck mercola and all the other woo peddlers... SidDithers Dec 2013 #55

I heard this kind of thing a lot when I was pregnant gollygee Dec 2013 #57

As soon as someone utters the word "natural" MattBaggins Dec 2013 #86

Many of you don't remember the bad old days. I do. mainer Dec 2013 #60

I'm amazed. I knew about Vitamin K and clotting. When did they start giving them to newborns? freshwest Dec 2013 #137

Since about 1961 mainer Dec 2013 #157

Thanks. A friend's daughter had the PKU problem. It's a big deal. n/t freshwest Dec 2013 #170

Every time someone links to that asshole Mercolas site MattBaggins Dec 2013 #61

k&r There must be some way to stop thar murderous bastard Mercola. idwiyo Dec 2013 #87

It's like the fucking autism link that was made years ago sakabatou Dec 2013 #107

I am so happy I am old HockeyMom Dec 2013 #111

........what are you even talking about? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #149

I would not want to be a young pregnant woman in 2013 HockeyMom Dec 2013 #169

Pregnancy is the most dangerous thing a young woman will go through mainer Dec 2013 #175

You do understand that testing is amazingly helpful, right? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #178

Like a sonogram EVERY MONTH starting at 6 weeks? HockeyMom Dec 2013 #208

Was she a high risk pregnancy? eqfan592 Dec 2013 #210

No HockeyMom Dec 2013 #212

Is she overweight? that was a factor for us. nt eqfan592 Dec 2013 #217

Why not? Young pregnant women are more aware of the risks, and compared to older... Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #198

My daughter was a breech in 1979 HockeyMom Dec 2013 #209

Do you have a point? n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #215

Mercola get the red out Dec 2013 #112

This message was self-deleted by its author Jesus Malverde Dec 2013 #143

I know this guy is a menace Aerows Dec 2013 #159

It's already been posted uptread that vitamin K does not cross the placenta. LisaL Dec 2013 #165

Thanks, I hadn't read the article as thoroughly as I should have Aerows Dec 2013 #171

It does pass into breastmilk though. nt laundry_queen Dec 2013 #221

YES, CHOOSE, ob-gyn or bad info. How's this question going to shake out among posters on the thread? proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #172

Related. proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #174

Oh please Aerows Dec 2013 #176

Missed my point totally. proverbialwisdom Dec 2013 #179

Did we get these shots in the 40's and 50's? WinkyDink Dec 2013 #182

No, and the infant mortality and disability rates reflected that. n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #197

Oh. Well, we must have had a lot of births, becoming the largest generation. WinkyDink Dec 2013 #202

Didn't get them in the 70s or 80s either HockeyMom Dec 2013 #214

Actually yes it did, for example: Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #218

My kids were born in NYC HockeyMom Dec 2013 #219

Question, did I make that claim? n/t Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #220

I don't really understand your disdain for modern medicine. eqfan592 Dec 2013 #222

That's because it secretly poisoning us, that's why we live longer and healthier than we ever have.. Humanist_Activist Dec 2013 #223

Kick for "scientific materialism"... SidDithers Dec 2013 #199