Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes

Rabe, Heike; ML Gyte, Gillian; Luis Díaz-Rossello, José; Duley, Lelia

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003248.pub4

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Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes

Published in Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews • Sep 17, 2019

Authors:

Heike Rabe

Gillian ML Gyte

José Luis Díaz-Rossello

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Infants born preterm (before 37 weeks' gestation) have poorer outcomes than infants at term, particularly if born before 32 weeks. Early cord clamping has been standard practice over many years, and enables quick transfer of the infant to neonatal care. Delayed clamping allows blood flow...

Subject

Medicine

Umbilical cord

Cord

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