Delayed umbilical cord clamping for improved maternal and infant health and nutrition outcomes
Guideline
Overview
Member States have requested guidance from WHO on the effects of late cord clamping for improving maternal and infant nutrition and health, as a public health strategy in support of their efforts to achieve the Millennium Development Goals, as well as the global targets set in the Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition.
The guideline is intended for a wide audience, including policy-makers; their expert advisers; technical and programme staff at organizations involved in the design, implementation and scaling-up of nutrition actions for public health; and health staff providing care to mothers and their infants.
Evidence
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McDonald SJ, Middleton P, Dowswell T, Morris PS.
Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2013, Issue 7. Art. No.: CD004074. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD004074.pub3. -
Rabe H,Diaz-Rossello JL,Duley L, Dowswell T.
Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2012, Issue 8. Art. No.: CD003248. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD003248.pub3. -
Palethorpe RJ, Farrar D, Duley L.
Alternative positions for the baby at birth before clamping the umbilical cord. Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews 2010, Issue 10. Art. No.: CD007555. DOI: 10.1002/14651858.CD007555.pub2.
Related links
- WHO Guidelines on basic newborn resuscitation
- WHO recommendations for the prevention and treatment of postpartum haemorrhage
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Beyond survival: 2nd edition
Integrated delivery care practices for long-term maternal and infant nutrition, health and development - Comprehensive implementation plan on maternal, infant and young child nutrition