Knowledge gaps in optimal umbilical cord management at birth
Document Type
Article
Date of Original Version
1-1-2023
Abstract
In 2014 the World Health Organisation recommended providing placental blood to all newborn infants by waiting for at least one minute before clamping the umbilical cord. Mounting evidence supports providing a placental transfusion at the time of birth for all infants. The optimal time before clamping and cutting the umbilical cord is still not yet known, and debate exists around other cord management issues. The newborn's transition phase from intra- to extra-uterine life and the effects of blood volume on the many necessary adaptations are understudied. How best to support these adaptations guides our suggested research questions. Parents’ perceptions of enrolling their unborn infant into a study play important parts in the conduct of such trials. This article aims to address these topics and suggest research questions for further studies.
Publication Title, e.g., Journal
Seminars in Perinatology
Citation/Publisher Attribution
Rabe, Heike, and Judith Mercer. "Knowledge gaps in optimal umbilical cord management at birth." Seminars in Perinatology (2023). doi: 10.1016/j.semperi.2023.151791.