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Lotus Birth: An Impact on Newborn Health

Rajathisakthivel, Vice Principal, 3Principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, West Tambaram, Chennai 600045, Tamil Nadu, India. , S. Jayashree1 , Rajathisakthivel2 , Hemamalini M.3

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International Journal of Pediatric Nursing 9(2):p 83-86, . | DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpen.2454.9126.9223.6
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S. Jayashree, Rajathisakthivel, Hemamalini M./Lotus Birth: An Impact on Newborn Health/Int J Pediatr Nurs. 2023;9(2):83–86.

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The term “Lotus Birth” is the practice of not detaching the umbilical cord and of leaving the placenta attached to the newborn after its expulsion until it naturally falls off. It is also considered to be a religious ritual that soothes the baby. Lotus birth and delayed cord clamping are contradictory to each other. Delayed cord clamping is where the midwife cuts the umbilical cord after the pulsation stops whereas in lotus birth the cord is left by not cutting and leaving with the baby until it falls off. The reasons the mothers choose the lotus birth are that it favors less stress to a newborn, serves as immunity, creates a soldering attachment towards the mother and her baby, enhances nourishment from the placenta, and is a religious custom to honor the mutual life between baby and placenta.

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  • Rajathisakthivel, Vice Principal, 3Principal, Hindu Mission College of Nursing, West Tambaram, Chennai 600045, Tamil Nadu, India.
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  • S. Jayashree1
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  • Rajathisakthivel2
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  • Hemamalini M.3
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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.21088/ijpen.2454.9126.9223.6
Keywords Lotus birth; Impact; Newborn; Placenta and Umbilical cord.

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