Placental blood transfusion in newborn babies reaches a plateau after 140 s: Further analysis of longitudinal survey of weight change

Objective: With the introduction of active management of the third stage of labour in the 1960s, it became usual practice to clamp and cut the umbilical cord immediately following birth. The timing of this cord clamping is controversial, as blood may beneficially be transferred to the baby if clampi...

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Main Authors: Graham R Law, Brian Cattle, Diane Farrar, Eleanor M Scott, Mark S Gilthorpe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2013-09-01
Series:SAGE Open Medicine
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2050312113503321