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- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022
- Published on: 9 January 2022Delayed cord clamping in clinical practice needs more evidenceShow More
We read with interest the article on delayed cord clamping in preterm infants (1)
The authors looked at the outcomes of early versus delayed cord clamping in babies born between 34 and 36 weeks of gestation on haemoglobin and blood glucose levels during early neonatal period and haemoglobin and ferritin levels at 10 weeks of age. They found that the haemoglobin levels were consistently higher at both early neona...
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None declared. - Published on: 9 January 2022The Optimal Time to Clamp the Umbilical CordShow More
Dear Editor,
This article links immediate cord clamping (ICC) to childhood mental retardation (MR).
“NO CONSENSUS EXSISTS ABOUT THE OPTIMAL TIME TO CLAMP THE UMBILICAL CORD.”
The study shows that ICC generates more anemia than delayed cord clamping (DCC) – by removing more blood volume than DCC removes. The amount of placental transfusion (PT) determines a neonate’s blood volume. ICC causes “hypo...
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