This study compares two umbilical cord clamping times; the early one, up to a minute (ECC) and the late or delayed one, when the cord stop beating (DCC). The additional blood volume delivered to the newborn from the placenta - placental transference - by delaying umbilical cord ligation, increases the contribution of neonatal iron with increased iron stores in the infant, without increasing neonatal morbidity.
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haemoglobin
Timeframe: 6hours
haemoglobin
Timeframe: 28 days
haematocrit
Timeframe: 6 hours
haematocrit
Timeframe: 28 days