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At the time of birth, an infant is still attached to the mother via the umbilical cord, which is part of the placenta. The infant is usually separated from the placenta by clamping the umbilical cord.
In most hospital delivery rooms, doctors routinely clamp and sever the umbilical cord less than a minute after an infant's birth, a practice thought to reduce the risk of maternal hemorrhaging.
