
Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping- Know the facts so you can make the call.
The process of Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping involves allowing the cord to finish pulsating or the placenta to be delivered before clamping, but what are the benefits? According to the journal of Obstetrics, Gynaecology and Reproductive Medicine (2017), the timing of umbilical cord clamping is “believed to greatly affect placental transfusion rate and therefore neonatal and infant circulation” (Argyridis, 2017). It is also believed that increased haemoglobin levels and lowe