Recommendations for the care of the umbilical cord in the newborn

• Main Authors: José Luis Leante Castellanos (Author), Alejandro Pérez Muñuzuri (Author), César W. Ruiz Campillo (Author), Ester Sanz López (Author), Isabel Benavente Fernández (Author), María Dolores Sánchez Redondo (Author), Segundo Rite Gracia (Author), Manuel Sánchez Luna (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2019-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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The care of the umbilical cord until its detachment still remains controversial. The latest updated recommendations by the World Health Organisation advocate dry cord care in those countries with adequate obstetric care and low neonatal mortality rate. In recent years, new studies and reviews attrib...