Lotus birth is the practice of leaving the umbilical cord uncut,
so that the baby remains attached to his/her placenta until the
cord naturally separates at the umbilicus © Dr Sarah J Buckley
MD 2009 This article may be copied and circulated for personal
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website www.sarahjbuckley.com Excerpted from the book Gentle
Birth, Gentle Mothering: the wisdom and science of gentle
choices in pregnancy, birth and parenting (One Moon Press, 2005)
For more information about the amazing placenta and placenta
rituals, , see Sarah’s new book Gentle Birth, Gentle Mothering:
A Doctor’s Guide to Natural Childbirth and Gentle Early
Parenting Choices (Celestial Arts, 2009) available worldwide.and
at www.sarahjbuckley.com Lotus birth is the practice of leaving
the umbilical cord uncut, so that the baby remains attached to
his/her placenta until the co