• When is the best time to clamp the umbilical cord after routine vaginal delivery? 

    Hendrick, Angela; Neher, Jon O.; Safranek, Sarah (Family Physicians Inquiries Network, 2011)
    Sometime between 30 seconds and 2 minutes after delivery appears to be the best interval. In term infants, delayed clamping (waiting 1 or 2 minutes or until the cord stops pulsating) improves hemoglobin and ferritin levels, ...