Lotus Birth

After hearing stories from friends that have done a full lotus birth, also called Umbilical Nonseverance, I was very intrigued and began to do my own research. Lotus birth is a practice of not clamping or cutting the umbilical cord, allowing the baby and the placenta to be attached until they separate naturally. This process may take anywhere from two to nine days, as the placenta is cared for by salting and/or adding essential oils or herbs in it's own basin close to the neonate. Another version is partial umbilical nonseverance; late clamping of the cord, after the placenta stops pulsating. This is not very common practice that I find it fascinating due to it's suggested psychological and physical influence written in the book, Lotus Birth by Shivam Rachana. By prematurely clamping and cutting the umbilical cord and seperating the placenta from the baby, the individual may experience circulatory and respiratory shock, a sense of insecurity, a flight-or-flight reaction, loneliness, and abandoment ~ all which could be issues one faces into adulthood.