As soon as it is born, the baby loses the only organic contact it had with its mother: the umbilical cord. After delivery, the cord loses its usefulness, because the baby will begin to feed in a different way, through the mouth, and it must be cut. The umbilical cord must be cut about 4 centimeters from the baby's abdomen, and to do this the gynecologist or midwife will hold it between two hemostats, which contain the hemorrhage.
