Rethinking placental transfusion and cord clamping issues

Journal of Perinatal and Neonatal Nursing

Volumn 26, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 202-217

  Mercer, Judith S ^a,b   Erickson Owens, Debra A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF RHODE ISLAND   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

cord milking; delayed cord clamping; neonatal transition; placental transfusion; umbilical cord clamping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CHEMISTRY; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETUS BLOOD; HUMAN; LIGATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; NEWBORN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; NEWBORN NURSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURITY; SAFETY; TIME; UMBILICAL CORD; VASCULARIZATION;

ANEMIA, NEONATAL; BLOOD GAS ANALYSIS; CONSTRICTION; EVIDENCE-BASED MEDICINE; FEMALE; FETAL BLOOD; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; MALE; NEONATAL NURSING; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE BIRTH; SAFETY MANAGEMENT; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84864759342     PISSN: 08932190     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/JPN.0b013e31825d2d9a     Document Type: Article

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