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A member asked:

Does a baby feel his umbilical cord being cut off when he is born?

5 doctors weighed in across 2 answers

Not at all: Umbilical cords do not have nerves.

Dr Ferguson and another doctor agreed

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.

Dr Schomberg-Klaiss agreed

Answered 4/16/2012

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