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If you’re expecting a child, you’re likely learning about the many medical interventions often involved in labor and delivery. Some of these, like epidurals, might be your choice. Others, like an ...

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Pinching off the umbilical cord as soon as possible after birth may not be best for babies, according to a new review. Studies showed infants tended to have higher levels ...

For decades, experts have argued over when to clamp and cut a newborn's umbilical cord after birth. Now, more health organizations are beginning to recommend delayed cord clamping. The American ...

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 management ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

The practice of delayed cord clamping has shown many benefits to the newborn with no documentation of significant risk. As such, it is incumbent upon clinicians to educate their clients about the ...

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 ...