Please choose the correct ending to complete the given sentence: Health: [header] How to preserve an umbilical cord [title] Talk with your doctor or midwife about preserving the cord. [step] At one of your check-up appointments, bring up the possibility of umbilical cord preservation and storage. Ask your doctor if they've had experience saving a cord before and if they have any tips.

Ending1: Make sure to discuss what might happen differently during or after the delivery process. [substeps] Some medical practitioners or hospitals may charge you extra for cord removal and temporary storage. Ending2: A cord will become slower or thinner the longer it's stored. Major differences between the two ideas may include : [substeps] The cord will start to naturally shrink around the time it was crushed or discarded. Ending3: [substeps] Ask your doctor about selling the cord so that you don't spend the extra money to help with storage while you recover from the cord injury. Look into alternative methods of preserving the cord. Ending4: [substeps] You can then ask someone at a local hospital if they would recommend keeping your cord preserved. [title] Identify a cord that was intended for preserving.

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