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Does a baby feel his umbilical cord being cut off when he is born?
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Not at all: Umbilical cords do not have nerves.
Answered 12/15/2014
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Umbilical cord and p: No the baby does nto feel the pain as the umbilical cord has no nerves or nerve endings.
Answered 4/16/2012
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