NIH: Umbilical cord milking may be linked to higher risk of brain bleeding in preterm infants

Milking the umbilical cord — gently squeezing the cord and pushing the contents into the newborn’s abdomen before clamping the cord — could increase the risk for severe intraventricular hemorrhage,…

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