That gorgeous purple cord! We love showing how different each cord can be, in both color, length, thickness and much more! — Photo above byNicole Streeter.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613747463706-SMOK5HGOORMLD72501E6/151090248_10112831247698600_8803936553829978851_o.jpg)
Photo by Stephanie Counts, South Atlanta, GA
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613744607094-MEDRNJ8DU0JCT2SOPN0I/150715416_10160495024454256_7905273693026248794_o.jpg)
Photo by Michelle Dunn, Serving Auborn, IN and the surrounding areas.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613744839786-XBFDKYDSN3WE1BJEVG9U/151177191_10222024595257326_1225083428246048348_o.jpg)
Photo by Hannah Lehrsch, Serving Coeur d’ Alene and Spokane
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613766086235-CWH5UCT0AE2L3OXKJDF2/DSC_8184.jpg)
Photo by Rowan Steiner, Salt Lake City UT
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613747004777-TPTD7504BESFSIV0377L/Meredith%2BWestin%2BPhotography-%2BMinneapolis%2BBirth%2BStories%2Band%2BFilms-September%2B21%2C%2B2018-230252.jpg)
Photo by Gather Birth Cooperative, serving Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613745236547-D7XS7W3DMD7NMC7XFZ13/150671109_3946417358757433_9015177141255645490_o.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Vink, Netherlands.
Cord Ьᴜгпіпɡ ceremonies are a way to sever the cord in a ceremonial way. They allow the family time to celebrate the placenta and cord for the job they have done.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613747615132-A9SD803EUPJQLKM091TC/150953332_3946416052090897_5270086106283121553_o.jpg)
Photo by Jessica Vink, Netherlands.
![](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/54f21992e4b02ef942aedcc3/1613747238641-VX06WH9MKPZBIDMG34ZK/Jackson-home-birth-SabrinaTo+%2883%29.jpg)
Photo by Jennifer Mason, Serving Ann Arbor and Detroit Michigan