The new findings suggest that concerns raised by a 2019 study of infants born before 28 weeks—which concluded that umbilical cord milking might increase the risk of bleeding inside the brain—do not apply to preterm infants born after 28 weeks. The current study appears in Pediatrics. The standard procedure, delaying cord clamping while blood naturally … Read more
GDT-cells can also be found in the blood of an adult. Pre-clinical studies, however, have reported that a specific sub-type of GDT-cells is more powerful against cancer cells and are found in greater numbers in umbilical cord blood as compared to GDT-cells in adults. “Most initial efforts have been focused on exploring the use of … Read more
However, even when the researchers accounted for risk factors that might affect the gut flora, they found that the link between future diagnosis remained for many of the bacteria. This indicates that some of the differences in gut flora between children with and without future diagnosis are not explained by such risk factors. The research … Read more
More than 1,000 infants were randomly assigned either to umbilical cord milking or delayed cord clamping. Rates of severe intraventricular hemorrhage (bleeding inside the brain) and/or death did not differ significantly between the two groups (just over 1%). Moreover, the rates of overall intraventricular hemorrhage were also similar between the groups (approximately 12%). The researchers … Read more