Pediatric Health Medicine and Therapeutics
Delayed Cord Clamping Practice in the Delivery Rooms of a Regional Referral Hospital and Two Lower Health Centres in Uganda: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study
By Winfred Mutaki, Vivian Mutaki, Francis Mbolwa and 4 others.
Abstract
Background
World Health Organization (WHO) recommends delayed umbilical cord clamping (DCC) by 1– 3 minutes to improve infant iron status and reduce anaemia. Few countries have adopted policies on this practice. We assessed the practice of DCC among skilled birth attendants in resource-limited delivery rooms at three levels of the health care system in Mbale district, Uganda.
