Delayed Cord Clamping for 45 Seconds in Very Low Birth Weight Infants: Impact on Hemoglobin at Birth and Close to Discharge.

Barbara AmendoliaNicole KilicFaraz AfridiOmar QariVishwanath BhatDaniel NakhlaSara SadreRebecca EckardtTarek NakhlaVineet BhandariZubair H Aghai

Published in: American journal of perinatology (2022)

· Studies to date have shown that DCC improves mortality and short- and long-term outcomes in VLBW infants.. · No consistent guidelines for the duration of DCC in preterm and term neonates.. · DCC for 45 seconds increased hemoglobin at birth and close to discharge in VLBW infants..

Keyphrases

low birth weight
preterm infants
gestational age

preterm birth
human milk
cardiovascular events

risk factors
clinical practice

cardiovascular disease
pregnant women