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Obstetric error?
"Immediately after the delivery of the
neonate, a segment of umbilical cord
should be double-clamped, divided,
and placed on the delivery table
pending assignment of the 5-minute
Apgar score."

ACOG Committee Opinion No. 348, November 2006  

 ACOG Committee on Obstetric Practice. ACOG Committee Opinion No. 348,
 November 2006: Umbilical cord blood gas and acid-base analysis.
 Obstet Gynecol. 2006 Nov;108(5):1319-22.                                                          
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