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Delaying umbilical cord clamping significantly reduces the risk of death in premature babies

INFANT researchers are part of international collaboration highlighting benefits of deferred cord clamping in preterm infants.
Waiting for two minutes to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could significantly reduce the risk of death relative to immediate clamping.
Worldwide almost 13 million babies are born prematurely each year and close to 1 million die shortly after birth.

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