Summary
About 25 to 60 per cent of fetal blood is in the cord and placenta. Earlier research shows clamping the cord within the first five to 10 seconds of birth compared to waiting to clamp "results in a decrease to the neonate (newborn) of 20 to 40 ml of blood per kilogram of body weight, which would provide the equivalent of 30 to 35 mg of iron," [Eileen Hutton] and her research partner Eman Hassan, at the University of B.C., write today in the Journal of the American Medical Association.
"I think we want to prevent that in newborns as much as possible," [Susan Harris] says. "It seems pretty definitive that the conclusion is that we should be delaying clamping in situations where we can."See the full content of this document
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Waiting to Cut Cord Better for Baby
Reduces anemia risk
By Sharon KirkeyNEW Canadian research shows delaying the oldest intervention in medicine -- cutting the umbili...See the full content of this document
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