Aha! I have news, my lovely friend has given me this account of the cord burning...."As for the procedure i will quote my husband because i was completely passed out for most of it
... what you want to do is get a tapered beeswax candle and snap it into two pieces. light them both and start to burn cord from both sides. It might 'pop' at you, but its okay. It helps to cauterize the wound and also is, in my opinion, more natural than snipping it"
She also gave us some links to her midwife's site, she says it was her midwife who informed them about the cord burning.
http://www.paulneevel.com/hp_archive...nitarojas.html http://sacredwaters.squarespace.com/
Please see the photos in the Pregnancy and Birth Diary
Pregnancy and Birth Photo Diary
..... fascinating! She has also given me permission to show her birth pictures and bump diary pictures... so take a look! She's the official SM.NET Mom!!!