Cord

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Cord

A unit of volume used to measure quantities of firewood in Canada and the United States. The cord is equivalent to 3.62 cubic meters.

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I remember a paramedic cutting the umbilical cord, then I was holding little Jack in my arms.

Everything was pretty normal as I started my shift..then I had a baby; Stunned Stacie didn't know she was pregnant

They are given an opportunity to participate in the delivery which can include making a video, holding hand of his wife or even cutting the umbilical cord.

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45pm and the car park was then turned into a temporary ward as hospital staff brought a set of curtains out to the car - cutting the umbilical cord and carrying out the afterbirth procedures in the car park.