From Convention to Practice- Implementation of Delayed Cord Clamping

Sunday, June 14, 2015

Title: From Convention to Practice- Implementation of Delayed Cord Clamping

Promenade Ballroom (Long Beach Convention Center)
Elizabeth Zehner, RN , Charge nurse Womens Health Pavillion, Clinical Ladder III , Womens Health Pavillion, Beebe Healthcare, Lewes, DE

Discipline: Newborn Care (N)

Learning Objectives:
  • Participant will be able to discuss benefits of delayed cord clamping
  • Educate staff and providers of the importance of standardizing delayed cord clamping procedure
  • From theory to practice-Implementation of delayed cord clamping on the unit

    • Submission Description:
    After attending the National AWHONN conference in June 2014, I decided to educate our staff and providers on delayed cord clamping. I explained objectives, benefits, methods for C/Section vs vaginal delivery, and evidence-based practice. We now routinely practice delayed cord clamping on our unit and my data has shown improved apgars on our infants.

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