A brief delay in clamping the umbilical cord results in a placental transfusion that supplies the infant with a major source of iron during the first few months of life. Cord circulation continues for several minutes after birth and placental transfusion results in approximately 30% more blood volume. Gravity influences the amount of placental transfusion that an infant receives. Placing the in...

In 2015, the neonatal guidelines for resuscitation were published with several new treatment guidelines. Many of these are highlighted in this review. They included changes in the algorithm, timing of cord clamping in the preterm infant, optimizing detection of heart rate after birth, maintaining the premature infant temperature in the delivery room, initiating oxygen use during resuscitation, ...

Abstract Background Immediate newborn care (INC) practices, notably early initiation of breastfeeding (EIBF), are fundamental for health. However, coverage tracking currently relies on household survey data in many settings. “ Every Newborn Birth Indicators Research Tracking Hospitals” (EN-BIRTH) was an observational study validating selected maternal and health indicators. This paper reports r...

OBJECTIVE To describe temporal changes in systolic, diastolic, and mean blood pressure (SBP, DBP, and MBP, respectively) in term and preterm infants immediately after birth. METHODS Prospective observational two-center study. In term infants SBP, DBP, and MBP were assessed non-invasively every minute for the first 15 minutes, and in preterm infants every minute for the first 15 minutes, as we...