Effects of cord milking in late preterm infants and full-term infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

Inmaculada Ortiz-EsquinasJulián Javier Rodríguez Almagro Juan Gómez Salgado Ángel AriasAna Ballesta-CastillejosAntonio Hernández-Martínez

Published in: Birth (Berkeley, Calif.) (2020)

UCM produced no differences in hematologic variables for newborns with ≥34 weeks of gestation relative to controls. However, a slight decrease in hemoglobin levels is observed at 6 weeks when the control group is made up of newborns with late clamping.

Keyphrases

gestational age
preterm infants
low birth weight
preterm birth
pregnant women
red blood cell