We fully agree with Jose Luis Diaz-Rossello and Dr Susan Bewley. We have a protocol in place here in Darlington which includes the following section:
" The protocol should be applied at the discretion of the obstetrician and paediatrician but in all deliveries the interval of the cord clamping after delivery should be recorded in seconds. (The time of the first breath by the baby should also be recorded ie before or after the cord was clamped.)"
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Document timing of cord clamping
We fully agree with Jose Luis Diaz-Rossello and Dr Susan Bewley. We have a protocol in place here in Darlington which includes the following section:
" The protocol should be applied at the discretion of the obstetrician and paediatrician but in all deliveries the interval of the cord clamping after delivery should be recorded in seconds. (The time of the first breath by the baby should also be recorded ie before or after the cord was clamped.)"
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