A newborn who receives a placental transfusion at birth, either from cord milking or delayed cord clamping, obtains about 30% more blood volume than the newborn whose cord is cut immediately. Receiving an adequate blood volume from placental transfusion at birth may be protective for the distressed neonate as it prevents hypovolemia and can support optimal perfusion to all organs. New research ...

OBJECTIVES For very preterm births, to compare alternative policies for umbilical cord clamping and immediate neonatal care. DESIGN Parallel group randomised (1:1) trial, using sealed opaque numbered envelopes. SETTING Eight UK tertiary maternity units. PARTICIPANTS 261 women expected to have a live birth before 32 weeks, and their 276 babies. INTERVENTIONS Cord clamping after at least ...

This study was conducted to evaluate the haematological effects of the timing of umbilical cord clamping in term infants 24 h after birth in Libya. Mother-infant pairs were randomly assigned to early cord clamping (within 10s after delivery) or delayed clamping (after the cord stopped pulsating). Maternal haematological status was assessed on admission in the delivery room. Infant haematologica...

OBJECTIVES To determine the effect of delayed umbilical cord clamping on Hb (haemoglobin) and bilirubin levels of neonates and to identify newborn babies with anaemia and refer them for treatment. METHODS This Randomized Controlled Trial was conducted in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Unit V, Dow Medical College and Lyari General Hospital and Department of Pathology, Lyari Gene...

CONTEXT With few exceptions, the umbilical cord of every newborn is clamped and cut at birth, yet the optimal timing for this intervention remains controversial. OBJECTIVE To compare the potential benefits and harms of late vs early cord clamping in term infants. DATA SOURCES Search of 6 electronic databases (on November 15, 2006, starting from the beginning of each): the Cochrane Pregnancy...

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE Delayed cord clamping (DCC) is recommended for premature infants to improve blood volume. Most preterm infants are born by cesarean delivery (CD), and placental transfusion may be less effective than in vaginal delivery (VD). We sought to determine whether infants <32 weeks born by CD who undergo umbilical cord milking (UCM) have higher measures of systemic blood flow t...

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 placenta to continue for a short time. This often leads to increased neonatal blood volume at birth and ...

BACKGROUND Deferring cord clamping at very preterm births may be beneficial for babies. However, deferring cord clamping should not mean that newborn resuscitation is deferred. Providing initial care at birth at the mother's bedside would allow parents to be present during resuscitation, and would potentially allow initial care to be given with the cord intact. The aim of this study was to eval...

Early clamping of the umbilical cord at birth, a practice developed without adequate evidence, causes neonatal blood volume to vary 25% to 40%. Such a massive change occurs at no other time in one's life without serious consequences, even death. Early cord clamping may impede a successful transition and contribute to hypovolemic and hypoxic damage in vulnerable newborns. The authors present a m...

Aim: To compare frequency of the anemia in neonates early versus delayed umbilical cordclamping term infants. Study design: Randomized controlled trial. Place and duration study: Department Obstetrics &amp; Gynecology, Divisional Headquarters Hospital Mirpur AJK from 30th January 2021 to 29th July 2021. Methodology: The study enrolled 96infants which were delivered at within gestational range 3...