In recent years, delayed cord clamping (DCC) is a practice that has become more popular after the birth of an infant. Delayed cord clamping is the act of delaying the process of cutting the umbilical cord between thirty seconds and five minutes after birth. The purpose of this is to allow more blood to reach the infant, supplying the newborn with more nutrients that is needed to survive. (https://americanpregnancy.org/healthy-pregnancy/labor-and-birth/delayed-cord-clamping/ 3)
At the moment, there is no safe practice to perform DCC on an infant born via Cesarean section. In other words, infants who must be delivered via Cesarean section do not have access to DCC, depriving them of the opportunity to receive more blood and nutrients for their body. If a DCC were to be performed on an infant delivered via Cesarean section, they would have to remain on the operative table for a significant period of time without any warmth, which allows for loss of body temperature, respiratory distress, shock, or potential death of the infant. Our goal is to create a product that will keep the infant safe, warm, and healthy throughout this process. https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/jmwh.13075 11
