What happens if the umbilical cord is not cut?

"A lot of people they don't understand that the baby, the placenta, they're all made from the same cells," "It's not some kind of waste material the body produces separately."
When the umbilical cord is not cut, it naturally seals off after about an hour after birth. The umbilical cord and attached placenta will fully detach from the baby anywhere from two to 10 days after the birth.
A lotus birth is the decision to leave your baby's umbilical cord attached after they are born. The umbilical cord remains attached to the placenta until it dries and falls off by itself.