Early cord clamping is generally carried out in the first 60 seconds after birth, whereas delayed cord clamping allows blood flow between the placenta and neonate to continue and is carried out more than one minute after birth or when cord pulsation has ceased.
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The World Health Organization’s recommendation is that the umbilical cord should not be clamped earlier than necessary. WHO’s findings suggest that late cord clamping (one to three minutes after delivery or longer) is recommended for all births.
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According to the W.H.O., delayed cord clamping may improve iron status in the infant for up to six months after birth. This may be particularly relevant for infants living in low-resource settings with reduced access to iron-rich foods
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Are there risks to delayed cord clamping?
Yes. These risks include: polycythaemia, hyperbilirubinemia. But overall the benefits of DCC outweigh the risk.
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Paul R. Sanberg in his research concluded that: "Allowing nature to run its course of transplanting stem cells from mother to baby may be the most non-invasive therapeutic science for preventing morbidity and mortality associated with neonatal and adult diseases."
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