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Which is better, delayed umbilical cutoff and timely umbilical cutoff?

Male  27 years old 2020-05-10
I was seven months pregnant and my baby was born prematurely and has been living in an incubator. The umbilical cord was cut when I was born. Some people say that it is better to delay the umbilical cord of a premature baby.

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  • BY Maxine Brown 2020-05-10
    Most neonates in the delayed umbilical cord break group had a delayed umbilical cord break time of 60 seconds or more. Delayed umbilical cord closure can reduce hospital mortality. In three studies involving 996 neonates ≤28 weeks, delayed umbilical cord closure also reduced hospital mortality. Delayed umbilical cord closure increased peak hematocrit by 2.73%.
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