Early Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Term and Preterm Births: A Review

Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Canada

Volumn 34, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 525-531

  Garofalo, Milena ^a   Abenhaim, Haim A ^b  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Delayed cord clamping; Neonatal jaundice; Postpartum hemorrhage; Umbilical cord clamping

Indexed keywords

UTEROTONIC AGENT;

ARTICLE; BLOOD BANK; BLOOD PH; BLOOD VOLUME; CESAREAN SECTION; CIRCULATION; DELAYED CORD CLAMPING; EARLY CORD CLAMPING; FETOMATERNAL TRANSFUSION; HUMAN; NEWBORN ANEMIA; OBSTETRIC DELIVERY; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; PREGNANCY OUTCOME; PREMATURE LABOR; UMBILICAL CORD; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD; VAGINAL DELIVERY; ANEMIA; BLOOD; FEMALE; LABOR STAGE 3; LIGATION; NEWBORN; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; PREGNANCY; PREMATURITY; REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; TIME;

ANEMIA; CONSTRICTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR STAGE, THIRD; POSTPARTUM HEMORRHAGE; PRACTICE GUIDELINES AS TOPIC; PREGNANCY; PREMATURE BIRTH; TERM BIRTH; TIME FACTORS; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84871852332     PISSN: 17012163     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1701-2163(16)35268-9     Document Type: Article

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