Traditionally, practitioners in the United States cut the baby's umbilical cord almost immediately after birth, but research ...

J Midwifery Womens Health. 2009;5(4):321-326. Immediate cord clamping is often included as part of active management of the third stage of labor. Although it is now well known that active ...

Background and aims: Delayed umbilical cord clamping is associated with improved iron status in infants, but there are conflicting results regarding the risks of neonatal jaundice. There is a lack ...

After the baby has been delivered, the umbilical cord is clamped and about 2 to 3 ounces of the blood it contains are collected. The blood is then transferred to a specially prepared bag and sent ...

Doctors might be able to predict a newborn's long-term health outlook, by analyzing their umbilical cord blood ... said Tuesday it will expand its use of unannounced inspections at foreign ...

In a systematic review by Van Rheenen and Brabin, [8] delayed cord clamping was defined as waiting until the umbilical cord had ... studies and many midwives use the cessation of cord pulsing ...

I was wondering if it would be beneficial to keep our babies’ umbilical ... of saving cord blood begins several months before the birth with an important decision. Will you use a private or ...