Hi Everyone My name is Tania and I am doing the 3 year Bachelor of Midwifery at Uni SA. As a component of our research courses, I have chosen to look at the practice of cord clamping. In particular early vs delayed clamping. In my search of the literature I found an abundance of articles supporting delayed clamping for both term and preterm babies for various/numerous reasons which I won't go in to here at the moment.
I'm wondering if any midwives out there would be willing to post their views about this issue and their reasons for practicing either early or delayed cord clamping. I'm particularly interested in whether it is evidence based, based on tradition or is it protocol for particular venues? I have been able to find some studies relating to cord clamping and would be grateful if anyone out there can point me to any further recent articles/studies etc. Thanks for your time Tania -- This mailing list is sponsored by ACE Graphics. Visit <http://www.acegraphics.com.au> to subscribe or unsubscribe.
