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# If there’s no medical need for the baby or mother, many poskim forbid inducing labor early since it involves putting oneself in danger preemptively.<ref>Igrot Moshe YD 2:74, Taharat Habayit v. 2 p. 54</ref> | # If there’s no medical need for the baby or mother, many poskim forbid inducing labor early since it involves putting oneself in danger preemptively.<ref>Igrot Moshe YD 2:74, Taharat Habayit v. 2 p. 54</ref> | ||
# If the mucus plug falls out there is a major discussion in the poskim if that means that there was a petichat hakever or it is treated like a [[ketem]].<ref>Orot Hatahara 17:16 p. 411</ref> | # If the mucus plug falls out there is a major discussion in the poskim if that means that there was a petichat hakever or it is treated like a [[ketem]].<ref>Orot Hatahara 17:16 p. 411</ref> | ||
# Most poskim hold that a husband may not cut the umbilical cord because she certainly is a niddah after the birth.<ref>[https://www.hidabroot.org/question/185347 Rabbi Hillel Meris] and [https://din.org.il/2010/11/11/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%9C/ DinOnline.org] forbid the husband to cut the umbilical cord. There is a discussion on DinOnline why it is actually forbidden. The umbilical cord is not physically attached to the mother, but it is attached to the afterbirth and that is still inside of the mother. The author of DinOnline wrote that the afterbirth is considered part of the mother and so touching it or the umbilical cord is like touching the mother. They also raise the issue that the husband may not see the vagina, however, in theory that could be avoided. [https://puah.org.il/shut/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8-2/ Puah] writes that it is extremely problematic for a husband to cut the cord but they don't write explicitly it is forbidden. However, Rav Eytan Kofiasky (Asiya v. 101-102 pp. 125-128) argues that it is permitted for a husband to cut the umbilical cord since the cord isn't attached to the mother at all. He has a few other reasons why he thinks it is permitted.</ref> | # Most poskim hold that a husband may not cut the umbilical cord because she certainly is a niddah after the birth.<ref>Sefer Puah (v. 3 p. 196, fnt. 60), [https://www.hidabroot.org/question/185347 Rabbi Hillel Meris], and [https://din.org.il/2010/11/11/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8-%D7%A2%D7%9C-%D7%99%D7%93%D7%99-%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A2%D7%9C/ DinOnline.org] forbid the husband to cut the umbilical cord. There is a discussion on DinOnline why it is actually forbidden. The umbilical cord is not physically attached to the mother, but it is attached to the afterbirth and that is still inside of the mother. The author of DinOnline wrote that the afterbirth is considered part of the mother and so touching it or the umbilical cord is like touching the mother. They also raise the issue that the husband may not see the vagina, however, in theory that could be avoided. [https://puah.org.il/shut/%D7%97%D7%99%D7%AA%D7%95%D7%9A-%D7%97%D7%91%D7%9C-%D7%94%D7%98%D7%91%D7%95%D7%A8-2/ Puah] writes that it is extremely problematic for a husband to cut the cord but they don't write explicitly it is forbidden. However, Rav Eytan Kofiasky (Asiya v. 101-102 pp. 125-128) argues that it is permitted for a husband to cut the umbilical cord since the cord isn't attached to the mother at all. He has a few other reasons why he thinks it is permitted since he's involved in the cutting and isn't going to come to do an aveirah. Rav Shmuel Kohen (Kovetz Binyan Av Niddah p. 113) also writes that technically it is permitted since he isn't touching her as the cord is only attached to the placenta and also he's using scissors to touch it. Either way, in practice he writes that it is inappropriate since there's no reason for it. </ref> If there is a home birth and there's no one else to deliver the baby, the husband certainly may deliver the baby and cut the cord.<ref>Rabbi Zilberstein (Torat Hayoledet p. 66)</ref> | ||
==Inducing Labor== | ==Inducing Labor== | ||
