Browsing Clinical Inquiries, 2011 by Title "When is the best time to clamp the umbilical cord after routine vaginal delivery?"
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When is the best time to clamp the umbilical cord after routine vaginal delivery?
(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, ...