Re checking for cord, for several years now I haven't been checking for cord and slip over or unravel as the baby is born and have certainly not had any trouble. A colleague of mine I was talking to last night said she never cut the cord because she witnessed on one occasion when they cut the cord which was around the neck only to find that it was the cord of the second twin who subsequently died. It makes you shiver a bit doesn't it. In some ways you are getting back in to the argument of hands off or hands on! ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.