Waiting at least two minutes before clamping the umbilical cord of a premature baby may reduce the risk of death by at least a third, new research suggests. Delaying the clamping allows blood to flow ...

Share on Pinterest A new study shows that delayed cord clamping could cut the risk of death among premature babies by half. Cavan Images/Getty Images A new study shows that delayed cord clamping, ...

Here's everything you need to know about the umbilical cord – both during and after pregnancy.

Clamping and cutting of the umbilical cord should be delayed for three minutes after birth, particularly for preterm infants, according to a new article. For the mother, trials show that early cord ...

Waiting for two minutes or longer to clamp the umbilical cord of a premature baby soon after birth could help reduce the risk of death, compared with immediately clamping the umbilical cord, or ...

Just a two-minute delay in clamping a baby's umbilical cord can boost the child's iron reserves and prevent anemia for months, report nutritionists at the University of California, Davis. Iron ...

In premature infants, the likelihood of immediate clamping being the most effective treatment for preventing death was very low, below 1 percent. Short, medium, and long deferral of umbilical cord ...

If her social media accounts are any indication, model, cookbook author, television personality, and entrepreneur Chrissy Teigen is a wonderful mother. Many parents regard her as a role model. That’s ...

It's likely something you haven't heard about unless you've recently given birth: delayed cord clamping. More hospitals are now waiting to cut the cord, particularly in premature babies who need the ...

One day after a planned cesarean delivery, maternal hemoglobin levels were not significantly different among women who delivered term singleton infants and who underwent delayed vs immediate umbilical ...