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World Service,1 min
Premature babies: Delayed cord cutting helps reduce death and disability
Health CheckAvailable for over a year
Delayed cord clamping is when medical staff wait a few minutes before clamping and cutting off the umbilical cord that attaches the baby to its mother. A new study just published in the Lancet Child and Adolescent Health of premature babies has found there was a decreased risk of disability and death in the babies if there was a delay of this for a few minutes. ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½ health correspondent James Gallagher explains. Photo: A newborn baby resting on a parent's chest Credit: Getty Images
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