Perspectives on Implementing Delayed Cord Clamping

This article explores issues that may be keeping early cord clamping (ECC) in place as usual practice. Professional organizations almost universally recommend DCC for preterm infants, but some reserve recommending it for term infants only in resource‐poor settings. Concerns about polycythemia and jaundice persist in the literature, while years of published randomized controlled trials do not support the assumptions behind the concerns. New data suggest that DCC may improve resuscitative efforts in compromised infants. Multiple perspectives are offered for consideration when thinking about incorporating DCC into practice.

Source: AWHONN Lifelines - April 21, 2015 Category: Nursing Authors: Mayri Sagady Leslie Tags: CNE Feature Source Type: research