What is a slow umbilical clip for?

The article was consulted professionally by Dr. Nguyen Anh Tu – Doctor of Obstetrics ultrasound – Pre-birth diagnosis – Obstetrics department – Share99 Hai Phong International Health Hub.

When a baby is born, the umbilical cord is no longer necessary so it will be clamped and cut off immediately after birth. However, slow umbilical cord cliping for babies at birth brings very good benefits for children's health such as higher mobility, positive impact on children's brain development, avoiding anemia …

1. What is a slow umbilical cord clip?

The normal umbilical cord contains up to three blood vessels: 2 arteries and 1 vein. Veins in the umbilical cord help transport nutrient-rich oxygen and blood to the fetus, while the arteries on the umbilical cord carry oxidized blood, unsymished excess waste (such as carbon dioxide) and those that have run out of nutrients back to the placenta and mother's blood stream.

In addition to oxygen and nutrition, the umbilical cord also transmits antibiotics when the mother uses antibiotics into the baby's body.

When the baby is born, the umbilical cord is no longer necessary, so it will be clamped and cut off to help the child completely separate from the mother's body. The slow method of cutting the umbilical cord is to wait for the umbilical cord to stop beating before clamping the umbilical cord and cutting it.

Slow umbilical cord cutting is a trend in obstetrics due to the benefits that it can bring unexpected things to the health of the baby.

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Slow umbilical clip

2. Effects of slow umbilical cord clamping

Cutting the post-birth umbilical cord shows the end of labor and childbirth in the pregnant mother. The method of late umbilical clamping 1-3 minutes after birth is increasingly noted by doctors and applied by the following great benefits.

  • The mobility of the baby is higher:

Cutting the umbilical cord for the baby immediately after birth is depriving the child of an opportunity to fully receive the natural stem cells transmitted from the mother's body to the child. This will cause babies to suffer more "disadvantages" than those who have their navels removed slowly after birth.

Studies have all explained that, although the development of babies is the same, in 4-year-olds who have their umbilical cord cut for 3 minutes after birth, they will have better motor skills for those who cut the umbilical cord within 10 seconds of birth. Therefore, the likelihood that your child will be healthier thanks to the slow cut of the post-birth umbilical cord is very high.

  • Limit the risk of anemia:

After birth, 32% of the blood in the baby (equivalent to 1/3 of the blood) will still be in the placenta without bleeding out, so cutting the umbilical cord slowly will help the baby receive the necessary amount of blood for the body through the umbilical cord.

Therefore, the child will prevent post-birth iron deficiency anemia thanks to the slow umbilical cord cutting method.

  • The child is given additional iron, preventing a deficiency of minerals in the body:

This amount of blood can provide the child with an additional amount of iron corresponding to 40-50mg/kg of the child's weight, along with the amount of iron available in the body(about 75mg/kg of weight), this amount of iron is equivalent to the needs of the newborn in 1-2 months and can help the child enough months to prevent iron deficiency anemia in the first years of life, contributing to the child's healthier development.

Therefore, mothers can see the importance of delaying the cutting of the umbilical cord for the child. In addition, children with slow umbilical cord cliping had an average ferritin concentration 45% higher than those with early umbilical cord clamping.

  • Positive effects on brain development:

With adequate iron from the first days of age, the baby will have a healthier and better developed nervous system. At the same time, this amount of iron has a positive effect on the brain of the baby in the future.

Some U.S. scientists say that clamping the umbilical cord about 3 minutes late helps children have a higher IQ than the usual umbilical cord cutting method.

  • Better for premature babies:

Mercer and CS research published in the journal Pediatr (2016) said that babies born prematurely under 32 weeks can prevent anemia at 6 weeks of age and improve mobility when they are 18 months old thanks to late umbilical cord cutting.

Late umbilical cord clip also reduces the risk of brain haemorrhage and necrotizing enteritis in premature babies.

Up to now, this method is still being studied for application in reproduction, especially in cases of cesarean section.

However, cutting the umbilical cord sooner or later after birth will not affect the process of umbilical cord shedding or post-birth umbilical care for babies.

3. How long is it appropriate to extend the umbilical cord cutting time?

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It is recommended to clip the umbilical cord late (when the umbilical cord stops beating or 1-3 minutes after the pregnancy book)

Only a short time after birth, the umbilical cord will stop beating, the placenta can no longer transmit nutrients to the baby, and from the clinical evidence of studies on post-birth slow umbilical cord clip clips, in 2012 the WHO recommended that the umbilical cord be cut late (when the umbilical cord stops beating or 1-3 minutes after the pregnancy book) for all normal cases of childbirth to prevent anemia.

However, early umbilical cord clamping (specifically before 01 minute) for asphyxiated children needs active resuscitation.

Dr. Nguyen Anh Tu has 6 years of experience in obstetrics and gynecology ultrasound, especially researched and trained in pregnancy ultrasound – pre-birth diagnosis. Dr. Tu has completed courses on ultrasound – pre-birth diagnosis of the FMF International Society of Fetal Medicine; be trained in consulting and implementing diagnostic intervention techniques in fetal medicine and participate in many in-depth conferences and seminars on Fetal Medicine. Currently a doctor in obstetrics and gynecology department of Share99 Hai Phong International Health Hub.

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b1ffdb54307529964874ff53a5c5de33?s=90&r=gI am the author of Share99.net. I had been working in Vinmec International General Hospital for over 10 years. I dedicate my passion on every post in this site.

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