Is there any benefits to waiting before cutting the umbilical cord? University of Auckland associate professor of maternal and perinatal health Katie Groom said there was good evidence for waiting one minute before cutting the umbilical cord, particularly in preterm babies, but there was no evidence that waiting an hour was beneficial.

"There is ongoing research into the benefits of waiting longer than one minute, but that means three to five minutes and certainly not an hour," Dr Groom told AAP FactCheck via phone. Would staying connected to the umbilical cord mean there would not be a need for vaccinations? Dr Polyakov said all babies needed to be vaccinated, regardless of how long they remained attached to the umbilical cord.

"Vaccines are the only way to ensure the baby won't get diseases like whooping cough or measles."
Cutting the umbilical cord straight away deliberately denies the baby natural immunity so that medical professionals have a reason to vaccinate and medicate them.
Based on the provided evidence, which option from the following: Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking is true?

Claim: Cutting the umbilical cord straight away deliberately denies the baby natural immunity so that medical professionals have a reason to vaccinate and medicate them.

Evidence: Is there any benefits to waiting before cutting the umbilical cord? University of Auckland associate professor of maternal and perinatal health Katie Groom said there was good evidence for waiting one minute before cutting the umbilical cord, particularly in preterm babies, but there was no evidence that waiting an hour was beneficial.

"There is ongoing research into the benefits of waiting longer than one minute, but that means three to five minutes and certainly not an hour," Dr Groom told AAP FactCheck via phone. Would staying connected to the umbilical cord mean there would not be a need for vaccinations? Dr Polyakov said all babies needed to be vaccinated, regardless of how long they remained attached to the umbilical cord.

"Vaccines are the only way to ensure the baby won't get diseases like whooping cough or measles."


refuted
Based on the provided evidence, which option from the following: Options: 

 - supported

 - refuted

 - not enough evidence

 - conflicting Evidence/Cherrypicking is true?

Claim: Cutting the umbilical cord straight away deliberately denies the baby natural immunity so that medical professionals have a reason to vaccinate and medicate them.

Evidence: Is there any benefits to waiting before cutting the umbilical cord? University of Auckland associate professor of maternal and perinatal health Katie Groom said there was good evidence for waiting one minute before cutting the umbilical cord, particularly in preterm babies, but there was no evidence that waiting an hour was beneficial.

"There is ongoing research into the benefits of waiting longer than one minute, but that means three to five minutes and certainly not an hour," Dr Groom told AAP FactCheck via phone. Would staying connected to the umbilical cord mean there would not be a need for vaccinations? Dr Polyakov said all babies needed to be vaccinated, regardless of how long they remained attached to the umbilical cord.

"Vaccines are the only way to ensure the baby won't get diseases like whooping cough or measles."


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