At the very top of the page, there is a large study from the American Academy of Pediatrics that supports delayed cord clamping in a routine birth. This should be sufficient support to have your requests honoured if you desire late cord clamping. Now, off to find some more research about delayed cord clamping during resuscitative efforts...
A few references about the benefits of commencing resuscitative efforts while the cord is still pulsating...
There are very good justifications for expecting that your baby will be resuscitated on the bed or floor, either between your legs, or on your belly, to maintain that lifeline of iron, and richly oxygenated blood. I have to say, doing this research has been enough to clarify it in my mind; I would certainly request, and expect, that a neonatal resus on any of my children would be performed while they were still attached to the placenta, and I would be willing to push that point with the paediatricians I work with. I doubt they'd agree, but you can't fight the research ...
Kelly, I'd be happy to help with your cord clamping article, and make the cord blood donation article either a part of it, or a separate one, if you'd like.
Last edited by Schmickers; February 28th, 2007 at 08:45 PM.
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