![My Child Magazine on X: "Lotus Birth Is The Practice Of Leaving The Umbilical Cord Uncut After Childbirth So That The Baby Is Left Attached To The Placenta Until The Cord Naturally My Child Magazine on X: "Lotus Birth Is The Practice Of Leaving The Umbilical Cord Uncut After Childbirth So That The Baby Is Left Attached To The Placenta Until The Cord Naturally](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FN_xBRWWUA4wy_L.jpg)
My Child Magazine on X: "Lotus Birth Is The Practice Of Leaving The Umbilical Cord Uncut After Childbirth So That The Baby Is Left Attached To The Placenta Until The Cord Naturally
![Partial Umbilical Cord still attached. Baby turned 5 weeks today. Pediatrician said it's normal but I'm still curious because I thought umbilical cord should have completely fallen off within atleast a month. Partial Umbilical Cord still attached. Baby turned 5 weeks today. Pediatrician said it's normal but I'm still curious because I thought umbilical cord should have completely fallen off within atleast a month.](https://i.redd.it/6dxrz83pee3a1.jpg)
Partial Umbilical Cord still attached. Baby turned 5 weeks today. Pediatrician said it's normal but I'm still curious because I thought umbilical cord should have completely fallen off within atleast a month.
Should the umbilical cord be cut from the mother or stay attached for a few days for a greater survival rate and health reasons? - Quora
![Parents leave newborn baby's placenta attached until it drops off naturally - World News - Mirror Online Parents leave newborn baby's placenta attached until it drops off naturally - World News - Mirror Online](https://i2-prod.mirror.co.uk/incoming/article11954923.ece/ALTERNATES/s615b/Family-choose-to-keep-babys-placenta-and-cord-attached-till-it-drops-off.jpg)