The placenta has attracted immense attention through the ages especially as it relates to issues of fertility and reproduction . Then, the placental care after birth is a discussion on a new scale. Currently the placenta continues to be an object of intense interest to both the scientific world due to its evolving capabilities in the field of medicine…
The umbilical cord holds special significance in the events of the postpartum era both for the mother and the baby and this significance transcends the physical and enters into the realm of the spiritual in certain cultures of the world especially for the Igbo race in Nigeria hence the management of the umbilical cord at delivery is an act that…