Proximal clamping of umbilical cord and prevention of umbilical granuloma : preliminary results

الملخص EN

Umbilical granuloma is a common pediatric problem related to persistent infection at the umbilical cord stump in the neonatal period.

In the present study, the authors looked at the relation between a new way of proximal clamping of the umbilical cord and the incidence of umbilical granuloma in comparison with the conventional clamping.