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November 29, 2023
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JAMA. 2023;330(23):2242. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23510
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Worldwide, 13 million infants are born preterm, and almost 1 million die within 1 month. But leaving the umbilical cord intact for at least 2 minutes after birth might reduce the mortality risk of premature infants by as much as 69% compared with immediate cord clamping, according to results from a pair of meta-analyses that each involved more than 6000 infants.
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Harris E. Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping Improved Premature Infants’ Survival. JAMA. 2023;330(23):2242. doi:10.1001/jama.2023.23510
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