A practical approach to timing cord clamping in resource poor settings

There is little agreement among doctors and midwives about the optimal time to clamp the umbilical cord after birth. However, in resource-poor settings, delaying clamping of the umbilical cord is a cheap and effective strategy to reduce infant anemia and improve child survival.

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Veröffentlicht in:	BMJ 2006-11, Vol.333 (7575), p.954-958
Hauptverfasser:	van Rheenen, Patrick F, Brabin, Bernard J
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Anemia Anemia - prevention & control Babies Biological and medical sciences Blood Blood transfusion Childbirth & labor Constriction Developing countries Female Fetal Growth Retardation General aspects Humans Infant, Newborn Infants Labor Stage, Third LDCs Medical sciences Mortality Neonatal care Newborn babies Newborns Optimization Pediatrics Perinatal Care - methods Placenta Postpartum Hemorrhage - etiology Practice Pregnancy Prenatal Care - methods Recommendations Risk Factors Third stage of labor Time Factors Timing Umbilical Cord
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Zusammenfassung:	There is little agreement among doctors and midwives about the optimal time to clamp the umbilical cord after birth. However, in resource-poor settings, delaying clamping of the umbilical cord is a cheap and effective strategy to reduce infant anemia and improve child survival.
ISSN:	0959-8138 0959-8146 0959-535X 1468-5833 1756-1833
DOI:	10.1136/bmj.39002.389236.BE