Optimal timing of umbilical cord clamping for term and preterm babies

Early Human Development

Volumn 89, Issue 11, 2013, Pages 905-908

  Duley, Lelia ^a   Batey, Natalie ^b  

^a QUEEN S MEDICAL CENTRE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NOTTINGHAM   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Neonate; Placental transfusion; Preterm birth; Randomised trials; Systematic review; Term birth; Umbilical cord clamping

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BLOOD VOLUME; CLINICAL PRACTICE; HUMAN; IRON STORAGE; NEWBORN JAUNDICE; OBSTETRIC PROCEDURE; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHOTOTHERAPY; PLACENTA CIRCULATION; PREMATURITY; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD BLOOD FLOW; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING;

NEONATE; PLACENTAL TRANSFUSION; PRETERM BIRTH; RANDOMISED TRIALS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; TERM BIRTH; UMBILICAL CORD CLAMPING;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; INFANT, PREMATURE; PLACENTAL CIRCULATION; PREGNANCY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; UMBILICAL CORD;

EID: 84886279120     PISSN: 03783782     EISSN: 18726232     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.earlhumdev.2013.09.002     Document Type: Article

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