Wharton's Jelly - Umbilical Cord Occlusion

Umbilical Cord Occlusion

Further information: Umbilical cord#Physiological postnatal occlusion

As 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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