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Delayed Cord Clamping
What is Delayed Cord Clamping?
Delayed cord clamping is waiting 60 seconds or more before clamping and cutting the umbilical cord. It’s optimal to allow the umbilical cord to stop pulsating and turn white.
What is an umbilical cord?
The umbilical cord is a soft coiled tube consisting of a vein and two arteries. The umbilical cord attaches to the placenta and the other end to the baby. The vein carries oxygen and nutrients to the baby the arteries carry blood back to the mother. The umbilical cord can range in length from 15 to 27 inches. The umbilical cord is surrounded by a substance called Whartons Jelly, this substance prevents the umbilical cord from twisting, bending, and breaking under pressure. The umbilical cord contains stem cells that can be used to treat about 80 diseases. such as sickle cell anemia and certain cancers and immune disorders. Like bone marrow stem cells can regenerate the blood and immune system
Why delayed cord clamping?
in term infants delayed cord clamping increases hemoglobin levels at birth, improves iron stores in the first several months of life, provide red blood cells stem cells, and blood volume to the baby. Delayed cord clamping also reduced the risk of newborn anemia. Delayed cord clamping allows for the infant to receive more antibodies to help fight off infection.
up to 1/3 of the baby's blood remains in umbilical cord. delayed cord clamping allows babies to receive that blood. Delayed cord clamping is said to date back as far as 300 BC. It allows hemoglobin to increase which in turn improves iron stores. An increase in iron decreases chances of developing iron deficiency anemia in the first few months of life. Iron is also important for brain development in the baby's first year of life.
In the umbilical cord, fetal hemoglobin is more effective for transfusion in infants.
In preterm infants delayed cord clamping has been known to increase the hemoglobin at birth and in three to five days after birth. Delayed cord clamping has also been beneficial in improving blood pressure, reducing neonatal anemia and blood transfusion. DCC (delayed cord clamping) may also improve cardiac function, reduce intraventricular hemorrhage, and enhance immunity. Delayed core clamping could improve the blood circulation and oxygen supply to the organs of preterm infants. All of these benefits seem to decrease the risk of preterm complications.
The risk associated with Delayed Cord Clamping!
The only risk of delayed cord clamping is the possibility of jaundice, which can be easily fixed. This may be caused by the increased volume of red blood cells which may overwhelm the baby's liver. In emergency situations delayed cord clamping may not be possible.
It seems that delayed cord clamping is more beneficial than harmful for infants. Do your research and choose what is best for you and your situation.
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