Zeitschrift für Neonatalbiologie

Abstrakt

Time to Delay: A Literature Review on Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping

Amitai Kohn

Although the optimal timing of cord cutting has been hotly debated for many years, studies over the last few decades provide good evidence in favor of delayed cord cutting (DCC). Documented benefits of delayed cord cutting in preterm infants include reduced intraventricular hemorrhage (IVH) and necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC), shorter hospital stays, and improved development. Full-term infants have less early anemia and better iron stores, and in resource-poor countries, better nutrition and less late anemia. This report describes historical and current information on the practice of delayed cord cutting, the impact on full-term and preterm infants, and the impact on the birthing mother.