Re: umbilical cord cutting -- Follow up question

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Is there any truth to this? Should this be discussed with the OB prior to delivery?

Thanks, Andrea

At Wed, 28 Apr 1999, R. wrote: >
>At Wed, 28 Apr 1999, Laurie wrote:
>>
>>I'm looking for the information on immediate umbilical cord
>>clamping/cutting versus waiting until it stops pulsating. What is the
>>standard practice and why?
>
>This issue has been debated by Obstetricians for years. My conclusion
>is that it probably doesn't make much difference in the vast majority of
>cases. In a premature, delaying the clamping may allow an extra largge
>amount of blood from the cord and placenta to drain into the baby and
>cause it to have heart failure. At term it makes no real difference. If
>the baby is in trouble or has meconium present then the cord needs to be
>clamped and cut right away so that the Pediatricians can do their thing.
>
>--
>R.Daniel Braun, MD FACOG
>Clinical Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology
>Indiana University School of Medicine
>Indianapolis, IN
> "Heisenberg might have slept here."
> Unknown or maybe Indecisive Unknown
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