Two new studies have given further weight to the benefits of delayed cord clamping, finding waiting for at least 2 minutes to clamp the umbilical cord of premature babies at birth could decrease the ...

The American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) has issued new guidelines on deferred umbilical cord clamping in preterm babies, based on evidence showing that such delays save lives.

The timing of umbilical cord clamping at birth remains controversial. The cord has been clamped early to facilitate resuscitation and stabilization of infants. Now, a new review paper suggests ...

Waiting for two minutes or longer to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could help reduce the risk of death, compared with immediately clamping the umbilical cord, or ...

Cutting the cord is a momentous event in a baby's life. For nine months, the developing fetus is attached to its mother by the umbilical cord. Then, moments after birth, that cord is severed. Now, ...

Clamping and cutting a baby’s umbilical cord as soon as it is born can be bad for its health. The World Health Organisation advises that clamping should be delayed for two to three minutes after the ...

In the Scandinavian congress of physiologists in 1959, Dr John Lind showed a film titled “Roentgen cinematographic studies on aeration of the lung at birth” (1). He demonstrated that tying the ...

Hannah Dahlen is affiliated with the Australian College of Midwives. She receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. One of the most common surgical procedures in the world today – one that every human alive ...

It's a moment when time really flies — a baby is born, a nurse swoops in to clamp and cut the umbilical cord and often in under a minute, mom has baby in arms. But if that process just took a little ...

A couple of extra minutes attached to the umbilical cord at birth may translate into a small boost in neurodevelopment several years later, a study suggests. Children whose cords were cut more than ...

NEW mums are risking infection to their newborn babies by following what medics are slamming as a “dangerous fashion fad” that puts appearance over safety. But medics slam the trend as “a dangerous ...

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