Early versus delayed umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants

2004263 citationsReview

Authors

Heike Rabe · Royal Sussex County Hospital

Jose Luis Diaz-Rosello · World Health Organization

Abstract

Delaying cord clamping by 30 to 120 seconds, rather than early clamping, seems to be associated with less need for transfusion and less intraventricular haemorrhage. There are no clear differences in other outcomes.

Topics & Keywords

Neonatal Respiratory Health Research Neuroscience of respiration and sleep Neonatal and fetal brain pathology

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews

DOI: 10.1002/14651858.cd003248.pub2