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12/07/2013
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Study shows benefit in procedure done at least one minute after birth
Cut 'late' does not increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage, blood loss, or reduced hemoglobin levels in mothers
Cord blood is extracted from the placenta: cut one minute after birth allows greater flow of blood and benefits the baby Ruby Washington / NYT
NEW YORK - A new study shows that cutting the baby's umbilical cord, at least one minute after birth, increases iron stores and hemoglobin level baby without bringing risks to the mother.
Newborns who have had this cut "late" showed a hemoglobin level of greater between 24 and 48 hours after birth and were less vulnerable to iron deficiency between three and six months of life, according to the study published this week in the Database Cochrane Systematic Reviews.
The analysis shows that the delay in cutting the umbilical cord allows more blood is passed from the placenta and this enhances immunity of the baby. Birth weight was also significantly higher in group evaluation of late cutting, partly because the babies of mothers received more blood.
- I believe that we will increasingly cords cut later - told the newspaper "The New York Times" the doctor Jeffrey Ecker, obstetric practice committee of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology.
The procedure did not increase the risk of postpartum hemorrhage, blood loss, or reduced hemoglobin levels in mothers.
The World Health Organization recommends cutting the umbilical cord after one to three minutes, to increase the level of iron in infant. Eventually the delay in cutting the cord can lead to jaundice, liver problems caused by excessive or the loss of red blood cells, the WHO alert. A committee of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology, however, states that jaundice is not a reason for the practice to be left out.
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