This PedsCases Note provides a one-page infographic on deferred cord clamping. It was created by Vaishvi Patel and Ronan Noble, two medical students at the Univeristy of Alberta, with the help of Dr. Georg Schmölzer, Neonatologist at the University of Alberta. 

Click on the image for a full screen handout. 

References 

1. https://cps.ca/en/documents/position/umbilical-cord-management-in-preterm-and-term-infants

2. Rabe H, Gyte GM, Díaz‐Rossello JL, Duley L. Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping and other strategies to influence placental transfusion at preterm birth on maternal and infant outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Revi2019;9(9):CD003248.

3. Fogarty M, Osborn D, Askie L, et al. Delayed vs early umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Am J Obstet Gynecol 2018;2018(1):1-18.

4. Seidler AL, Gyte GML, Rabe H, Díaz-Rossello JL, Duley L, Aziz K, Testoni Costa-Nobre D, Davis PG, Schmölzer GM, Ovelman C, Askie LM, Soll R; INTERNATIONAL LIAISON COMMITTEE ON RESUSCITATION NEONATAL LIFE SUPPORT TASK FORCE. Umbilical Cord Management for Newborns <34 Weeks' Gestation: A Meta-analysis. Pediatrics. 2021 Mar;147(3):e20200576. doi: 10.1542/peds.2020-0576. PMID: 33632931; PMCID: PMC7924139.