Location
Northwestern College, Rowenhorst Student Center
Abstract
The umbilical cord provides life-sustaining blood flow between the growing fetus and its mother throughout the length of the pregnancy. Upon delivery, the cord continues to pump nutrient-rich blood to the fetus until impeded by clamping or natural occlusion. A literature review of articles published from 2011 to 2018 was conducted in order to determine the effects of delaying cord clamping on extrauterine transition in full-term infants. It was found that a delay can in fact provide the infant with vital stores of hemoglobin, increasing iron status and improving not only hematologic function, but cardiovascular stability, neurologic development, and whole-body system outcomes. The most common adverse effect of such a delay is jaundice. It is recommended that cord clamping be delayed between 60 and 90 seconds in the full-term, low-risk infant in order to maximize positive outcomes and support a healthy extrauterine transition
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Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping: Effects on Extrauterine Transition in Full-Term Infants
Northwestern College, Rowenhorst Student Center
The umbilical cord provides life-sustaining blood flow between the growing fetus and its mother throughout the length of the pregnancy. Upon delivery, the cord continues to pump nutrient-rich blood to the fetus until impeded by clamping or natural occlusion. A literature review of articles published from 2011 to 2018 was conducted in order to determine the effects of delaying cord clamping on extrauterine transition in full-term infants. It was found that a delay can in fact provide the infant with vital stores of hemoglobin, increasing iron status and improving not only hematologic function, but cardiovascular stability, neurologic development, and whole-body system outcomes. The most common adverse effect of such a delay is jaundice. It is recommended that cord clamping be delayed between 60 and 90 seconds in the full-term, low-risk infant in order to maximize positive outcomes and support a healthy extrauterine transition