Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Policies for timing of cord clamping vary, with early cord clamping generally carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth, whereas later cord clamping usually involves clamping the umbilical cord more than one minute after the birth or when cord pulsation has ceased. The benefits and potential harms of each policy are debated.

Objectives

To determine the effects of early cord clamping compared with late cord clamping after birth on maternal and neonatal outcomes

Search methods

We searched the Cochrane Pregnancy and Childbirth Group's Trials Register (13 February 2013).

Selection criteria

Randomised controlled trials comparing early and late cord clamping.

Data collection and analysis

Two review authors independently assessed trial eligibil

SUBMITTER: McDonald SJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6544813 | biostudies-literature | 2013 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature