New paper: Benefits of Delayed Cord Clamping in Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization
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Usually experts discourage DCC when there is a blood group incompatibility between the mother and child, but this small study show benefits with DCC:
"decreased postnatal exchange transfusion needs, an improvement in the hemoglobin level at birth and longer delay between birth and first transfusion"
and no difference in jaundice or hyperbilirubinemia: "The maximum level of bilirubin, the rate of intensive phototherapy, and the total duration of phototherapy were similar in the 2 groups"
Garabedian C, Rakza T, Drumez E, et al. Benefits of Delayed Cord Clamping in Red Blood Cell Alloimmunization. Pediatrics. 2016;137(3):e20153236 DOI: 10.1542/peds.2015-3236
http://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/early/2016/02/16/peds.2015-3236
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