C-UCM and Cerebral Oxygenation and Perfusion

After delivery of the neonate via caesarean section the umbilical cord will be clamped within 30 seconds and cut long at least 30 cm by the obstetrician. The neonate is then placed under an overhead heater by the midwife. There, the umbilical cord must be untwisted and held in a vertical position. It is milked once by the neonatologist towards the baby at a speed of approximately 10 cm/s and then clamped 3 cm from the umbilicus by one member of the clinical team.

The umbilical cord is cut according to the standard procedure and no C-UCM is performed.