Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Delayed cord clamping (DCC) is recommended for premature infants to improve blood volume. Most preterm infants are born by cesarean delivery (CD), and placental transfusion may be less effective than in vaginal delivery (VD). We sought to determine whether infants <32 weeks born by CD who undergo umbilical cord milking (UCM) . . . → Read More: Umbilical Cord Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants

Delay in Clamping Umbilical Cord Has Benefits Months Later

“Swedish researchers studied 334 infants, randomly assigning half to have their cords clamped within 10 seconds of birth and the rest to clamping after three minutes or longer. The two groups were statistically identical in gestational age, head circumference, health and age of the mother, and other characteristics.”

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Delayed Cord Clamping Grand Rounds

Delayed umbilical cord clamping in term and preterm neonates.

Academic OB/GYN

Dr. Nicholas Fogelson

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Delayed Cord Clamping

Early Clamping of The Umbilical Cord May Interrupt Humankind’s First ‘Natural Stem Cell Transplant’.

The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth should be delayed just a few minutes longer, suggest researchers at the University of South Florida’s Center of Excellence for Aging and Brain Repair.

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Clamping of the Umbilical Cord: Immediate or Delayed

An interesting article on delayed cord clamping

The benefits of delayed umbilical cord clamping and the risks associated with immediate clamping of the umbilical cord.

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