[Biology] The umbilical cord: is it 'necessary' to sever it, or is it designed to disconnect on its own eventually? - eviltoast

What are the consequences of not severing it? I imagine you’d have the weirdest bellybutton on earth if nothing else.

Cheers!

    • godzillabacter@lemmy.world
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      9 months ago

      I personally wouldn’t recommend it, I’ve seen babies die miserable deaths of sepsis and it’s heartbreaking. But I’m not going into pediatrics or OBGYN so thankfully this isn’t gonna be a discussion I have to have.

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        9 months ago

        I’m aiming for EM and I used to work at a level 1 peds ER. I have heard some astonishingly stupid things and fully expect to hear more.

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          9 months ago

          I’m putting in my rank list for EM right now. Some people certainly have some…peculiar…ideas about health and healthcare.

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            9 months ago

            Good luck on your match! I’m still in second year, but I’m already reaching out to programs about setting up auditions and whatnot because I’m attending a small/new DO school, so I don’t really have establishment or prestige on my side.

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              9 months ago

              It’s awesome that you’re already setting some stuff up. Feel free to DM me if you’ve got any questions!