OBJECTIVE To investigate the effect of a two-component intervention to change hospital practice with regard to the timing of umbilical cord clamping. METHODS A pre-/post-study design was used to measure the effect of a two-component intervention on mean time to clamp the umbilical cord. The study took place at Hospital Iquitos "César Garayar García" in Iquitos, Peru. A total of 224 women were...

Objective: Umbilical cord clamping time is a situation that should be planned before delivery. It recommended the umbilical clamped for at least 30–60 seconds after birth in healthy preterm and term newborns. There are few studies investigating effect of on blood gas. If 30 birth, it considered early clamping, if seconds, late clamping. In this study, we aimed to compare or with acid-base param...

Human placental blood (PB) is increasingly used as a source of hematopoietic stem cells for transplantation. Since the first successful transplant in 1988, more than 50 pediatric patients have been engrafted by means of PB collected at the birth of full-term newborns.’ and large PB banking programs are arising both in the United States and in Europe.’ In this regard, concern has been raised abo...

Introduction-Anemia is one of common disorders not only in adults but also found in infants too. In developing countries, prevalence of Iron Deficiency Anemia (IDA) is highest.Up to 50% of children become anemic by 12 months of age. A first step towards reducing anemia in infancy can be taken during birth is Delayed cord clamping that makes use of readily available blood from the feto-placental...

The study was conducted at the department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Jawaharlal Nehru Medical College, Aligarh India from June 2008 to October 2010. 200 mothers were selected for the study and informed consent using a predesigned proforma. The subjects were divided into 4 groups of 50 each wherein the umbilical cord was clamped at 15 seconds, 30 seconds, 1 minute and 2 minutes respectively...