Cord pilot trial - immediate versus deferred cord clamping for very preterm birth (before 32 weeks gestation): study protocol for a randomized controlled trial
Background: Preterm birth is the most important single determinant of adverse outcome in the United Kingdom; one in every 70 babies (1.4%) is born before 32 weeks (very preterm), yet these births account for over half of infant deaths. Deferring cord clamping allows blood flow between baby and plac...
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BioMed Central
2014
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| Online Access: | http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39708/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39708/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39708/ http://eprints.nottingham.ac.uk/39708/1/1745-6215-15-258.pdf |