No reason to change WHO guidelines on cleansing the umbilical cord

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¹ Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK. Electronic address: d.osrin@ucl.ac.uk.
² Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK.

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¹ Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK. Electronic address: d.osrin@ucl.ac.uk.
² Institute for Global Health, University College London, London WC1N 1EH, UK.

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