Benefits of umbilical cord milking versus delayed cord clamping on neonatal outcomes in preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Nobuhiko NaganoMakoto SaitoTakahiro SugiuraFumiko MiyaharaFumihiko NambaErika Ota

Published in: PloS one (2018)

UCM wasn't reduced in-hospital mortality and need for transfusion compared to DCC. But our study suggests that UCM may lower the risk of IVH and improve certain neurodevelopmental outcomes compared to DCC in preterm infants.

Keyphrases

preterm infants
umbilical cord
low birth weight
mesenchymal stem cells
cardiac surgery
bone marrow
insulin resistance
preterm birth