Study Results Later Clamping of Umbilical Cord Beneficial to Newborns

A new study adds to growing evidence suggesting that doctors clamp umbilical cords too soon after a baby’s birth.

Doctors routinely clamp and sever the umbilical cord less than a minute after birth, a practice believed to lower the risk of severe bleeding in the mother.

But this new study found that delaying clamping for at least a minute after birth allows more time for blood to move from the placenta and helps boost iron stores and hemoglobin levels in newborns, without increasing the risks to mothers, The New York Times reported. Click the link below for the full story.

Later Clamping of Umbilical Cord Benefits Newborns: Study – WebMD