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

Rabe, Heike; Luis Díaz-Rossello, José; Duley, Lelia; Dowswell, Therese

doi:10.1002/14651858.cd003248.pub3

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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 • Aug 8, 2012

Authors:

Heike Rabe

José Luis Díaz-Rossello

Lelia Duley

Abstract

BACKGROUND: Optimal timing for clamping the umbilical cord at preterm birth is unclear. Early clamping allows for immediate transfer of the infant to the neonatologist. Delaying clamping allows blood flow between the placenta, the umbilical cord and the baby to continue. The blood which transfers to...

Subject

Medicine

Umbilical cord

Gestation

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