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Does umbilical cord milking reduce neonatal intensive care unit admission in non-vigorous infants born at 35–42 weeks’ gestation?

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Katheria AC, Clark E, Yoder B, Schmölzer GM, Law BHY, El-Naggar W, et al. Umbilical cord milking in nonvigorous infants: a cluster-randomized crossover trial. Am J Obstet Gynecol. 2023;228:217.e1-14 [1].

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The Journal Club is a collaboration between the American Academy of Pediatrics- Section of Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and the International Society for Evidence-based Neonatology (EBNEO.org).

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Winkler, A.E., Roumiantsev, S. Does umbilical cord milking reduce neonatal intensive care unit admission in non-vigorous infants born at 35–42 weeks’ gestation?. J Perinatol (2024). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41372-024-01960-0

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