Waiting for adjustments in fetal circulation Montgomery (1960) stated:
became common practice in surgery.” [17, p904-5]
on a table next to the delivery bed, resuscitation if needed with the cord intact, then waiting for the cord to become flaccid and thus easily severed [17, 18]. See figure on the following page (in a new browser window) >>.
which he held the baby face down below the level of the uterus, then:
the respiratory passages of the fetus are cleared, adjustments in fetal circulation occur, blood has come over from the placenta, pulsation of the umbilical cord stops, and the cord then can be safely severed.” [2, p908]
pulsations in it have ceased, then its appearance following ligation showing very little bleeding.
18. Montgomery TL. Immediate care of the newborn. Clin Obstet Gynecol. 1962 Mar;5:30-43. |
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