Tropical medicine & international health : TM & IH
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Trop. Med. Int. Health · May 2007
Randomized Controlled TrialDelayed cord clamping and haemoglobin levels in infancy: a randomised controlled trial in term babies.
This study was carried out to assess whether delaying umbilical cord clamping is effective in improving the haematological status of term infants living in a malaria-endemic area, and whether this is associated with complications in infants and mothers. ⋯ Our findings indicate that DCC could help improve the haematological status of term infants living in a malaria-endemic region at 4 months of age. However, the beneficial haematological effect disappeared by 6 months. This simple, free and safe delivery procedure might offer a strategy to reduce early infant anaemia risk, when other interventions are not yet feasible.