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. 2025 Apr;97(5):1428-1429.
doi: 10.1038/s41390-024-03711-5. Epub 2024 Nov 11.

Umbilical cord management in newborn resuscitation

J S Dorling  1   2 , C C Roehr  3   4   5 , A C Katheria  6   7 , E J Mitchell  8
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Umbilical cord management in newborn resuscitation

J S Dorling et al. Pediatr Res. 2025 Apr.
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Competing interests: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare except that they are working with an international group of clinicians and methodologists to plan and conduct a trial of intact cord resuscitation for preterm infants in the UK, Europe, and Australasia. They have received no relevant grant funding but are supported by their employing organizations.

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