Italian Recommendations for Placental Transfusion Strategies

• Main Authors: Stefano Ghirardello (Author), Mariarosaria Di Tommaso (Author), Stefano Fiocchi (Author), Anna Locatelli (Author), Barbara Perrone (Author), Simone Pratesi (Author), Paola Saracco (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A., 2018-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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At delivery, if the cord is not clamped, blood continues to pass from the placenta to the newborn during the first minutes of life, allowing the transfer of 25-35 ml/kg of placental blood to the newborn, depending on gestational age, the timing of cord clamping, the position of the infant at birth,...