How to improve newborn outcomes in 60 s—delay clamping the umbilical cord

Abstract

Abstract Deferred umbilical cord clamping (DCC) has been employed with wide variation in the United States over the last few decades. This practice has the potential to improve infant health and outcomes at the population health level. Education campaigns and policy interventions can promote DCC use in a safe manner.

Keywords

• Deferred cord clamping
• Birth
• Infant
• Infant mortality