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

BACKGROUND:Optimum timing of umbilical cord clamping has not been established in preterm infants. OBJECTIVES:We compared the short- and long-term effects of umbilical cord milking (UCM) versus delayed cord clamping (DCC) on infants born at less than 37 weeks of gestation. SEARCH METHODS:A systematic...

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Main Authors: Nobuhiko Nagano, Makoto Saito, Takahiro Sugiura, Fumiko Miyahara, Fumihiko Namba, Erika Ota
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2018-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC6116944?pdf=render