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. 2021 Nov 1;138(5):802-804.
doi: 10.1097/AOG.0000000000004564.

Prevalence of Delayed Cord Clamping Among U.S. Hospitals by Facility Characteristics

Jasmine Y Nakayama  1 , Cria G Perrine, Heather C Hamner, Ellen O Boundy
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Prevalence of Delayed Cord Clamping Among U.S. Hospitals by Facility Characteristics

Jasmine Y Nakayama et al. Obstet Gynecol. .
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Financial Disclosure The authors did not report any potential conflicts of interest.

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Percentage of hospitals reporting that most healthy newborns receive delayed cord clamping, Maternity Practices in Infant Nutrition and Care, 2018.
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