Dawn, Could you describe the actual maneuver of cutting the nuchal cord *before* the baby manages to get born? This is the part I have never been able to visualize. I am not being facetious; this baffles me (and likely others with me!). cheers, from 'the dark side' (can't we call it the Wild Side?) Rachel Myr >>Yes, here in the US, all new midwives are encouraged to cut cords and we >can do it rather smoothly. No doubt you can see the increased >resuscitation needed for these poor babes. >Dawn Cockrell, CPM