Cardiac changes during delayed cord clamping

Anup Katheria and co-workers has done some very interesting observations on term newborns who didn't have their umbilicl cord clamped. Transcutaneous sensors were placed on the neck and chest to determine heart rate, stroke volume and cardiac output at each beat. Cardiac output increased from 2 to 5 minutes of life (p = 0.008). For every minute of life the cord was kept unclamped, the stroke volume increased 13.1% ± 12.3 (p = 0.0001) and cardiac output increased 12.6% ± 6.3 from baseline (p < 0.0001).

Katheria, A. et al. Measuring cardiac changes using electrical impedance during delayed cord clamping: a feasibility trial.Maternal Health, Neonatology and Perinatology (2015). doi:10.1186/s40748-015-0016-3

http://www.mhnpjournal.com/content/1/1/15/abstract

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