[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.

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  • ThatWeirdGuy1001@lemmy.world
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    9 months ago

    Some cultures still eat the placenta.

    Other cultures will save baby teeth, grind them into powder, and bake them into bread that will be eaten by the whole family.

    Waste not want not I fuckin guess ¯⁠\⁠_⁠(⁠ツ⁠)⁠_⁠/⁠¯