The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth: physiological considerations

While it is now recognized that umbilical cord clamping (UCC) at birth is not necessarily an innocuous act, there is still much confusion concerning the potential benefits and harms of this common procedure. It is most commonly assumed that delaying UCC will automatically result in a time-dependent...

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Main Authors: Hooper, Stuart B., Binder-Heschl, Corinna, Polglase, Graeme R., Gill, Andrew W., Kluckow, Martin, Wallace, Euan M., Blank, Douglas, te Pas, Arjan B.
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2016
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4904360/