Umbilical Cord Occlusion
Further information: Umbilical cord#Physiological postnatal occlusionAs a mucous tissue it protects and insulates umbilical blood vessels. Wharton's jelly, when exposed to temperature changes, collapses structures within the umbilical cord and thus provides a physiological clamping of the cord (an average of) 5 minutes after birth.
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