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When cutting the umbilical cord is it possible for the mother to die?
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Unlikely: Anythings possible but the placenta will detach and mothers circulation will be seperate.
Answered 4/28/2013
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No: The umbilical cord is fetal tissue. Cutting the cord may permit the fetus to bleed and loose fetal blood, not maternal blood.
Answered 9/24/2016
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