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When should the umbilical cord be clamped?

BMJ 2015; 351 doi: https://doi.org/10.1136/bmj.h4206 (Published 09 September 2015) Cite this as: BMJ 2015;351:h4206

Rapid Response:

Early cord clamping should be banned

Dear Colleagues,
We must never forget that early cord clamping has serious, short and long term, irreversible consequences on children!
Reference
http://www.bmj.com/rapid-response/2011/11/29/re-effect-delayed-versus-ea...

Competing interests: No competing interests

26 December 2017
Stavros Saripanidis
Consultant in Obstetrics and Gynaecology
Thessaloniki, Hellas