EARLY VERSUS DELAYED CORD CLAMPING AT BIRTH; IN SICKNESS AND IN HEALTH. (8th October 2013)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: HUTCHON, DAVID J. R.
• Is Part Of: Fetal and maternal medicine review. Volume 24:Number 3(2013)
• Page Start: 185
• Page End: 193
• Publication Date: 2013-10-08
• Subjects: Fetus -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Newborn infants -- Diseases -- Periodicals; Obstetrics -- Periodicals; Pregnancy -- Complications -- Periodicals; 618.3
• DOI: 10.1017/S0965539513000120
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 0965-5395

Abstract

Abstract : Third stage practice, including the timing of cord clamping and its impact on neonatal health, has been comprehensively reviewed previously by Downey and Bewley, and this opinion will focus on the evidence about neonatal transition which has been published since. Many professional organisations and experts recommend at least a 30-second delay before clamping the umbilical cord, especially after preterm births.