https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2004/04/09/Umbilical-Cord-Blood-Banking-Industry-Flourishes-.aspxPregnant women are being inundated by marketing from private companies that store umbilical cord blood. This is how it works: Cord blood is extracted from the umbilical cord and shipped to the private bank, where it is processed to separate the stem cellsenCommunityServer 2008.5 SP1 (Debug Build: 31106.3070)https://blogs.mercola.com:443/sites/vitalvotes/archive/2004/04/09/Umbilical-Cord-Blood-Banking-Industry-Flourishes-.aspx?ShowAllComments=True#1211625/4/2008 1:36:57 AM24451277-a5aa-4add-96dc-64081bfd86fa:121162missmershI KNEW this was true when I was discussing the cutting of the umbilical cord with my obgyn.&nbsp; I asked her to wait until the cord stopped pulsating until cutting it.&nbsp; She questioned me as to why I was wanting to do this.&nbsp; WHY do doctors think they know everything?&nbsp; She said she could wait no more than 3 minutes...???&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; She said that if you wait to cut the cord then it will cause the baby to be anemic or have jaundice....well, don't alot of babies have jaundice regardless???<br /><br />She ended up not being the doctor that delivered my son, but the doctor that did, only waited about 2 minutes before cutting it.&nbsp; My son was a healthy, vaginally delivered baby...so why couldn't they wait until it stopped pulsating?&nbsp; I can understand if there are complications or something that need to be addressed, but this wasn't the case for me.&nbsp; <br /><br />How do you find a good obgyn that will honor your wishes if everything is happening smoothly??????<br />