Delayed of Umbilical Cord Clamping for Improved Newborn Health (Haemoglobin and Hematocrit Level)

Abstract

umbilical cord clamping is a standard procedure in newborn care.  extension of time the umbilical cord clamping is able to provide 80-100 ml of extra blood to the newborn baby,  containing 75 mg of iron as hemoglobin which is sufficient for iron during the first 3 months of life. The purpose of this study is to find effectiveness of delayed umbilical cord lampingfor improved newborn health at BPM Rita, Bukittinggi City. The research design was Quasy Experiment, with a post test control group design research design. The samples was 16 newborn baby, that divided into two group,  8 samplesfor control and  8 samples for intervention. The intervention was given by delayed clamp of umbilical cord for 3-5 minutes.  The results of the statistical test study found that, there was a significant correlation of time delay of umbilical cord clamping to newborn Haemoglobin with a p-value of 0,000 and hematocrit of infants with a p value of 0.001. The conclusion is that the effectiveness of the time delay of the umbilical cord attachment to the baby's output. It is expected that midwives will delay the time of the umbilical cord  according to the practice of midwifery evidence.