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Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice (2021)
Journal Article
Payne, L., Walker, K. F., & Mitchell, E. J. (2021). Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice. European Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Reproductive Biology, 264, 15-20. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ejogrb.2021.06.041

Introduction The optimal timing of umbilical cord clamping in preterm infants has been contested for years. Previously, it was common practice to clamp the cord immediately after birth. There is now high-quality evidence that delayed cord clamping (... Read More about Timing of umbilical cord clamping for preterm infants in low-and-middle-income countries: A survey of current practice.

Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study (2021)
Journal Article
Servante, J., Abramson, J., Walker, K. F., & Ojha, S. (2021). Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study. Breastfeeding Medicine, 16(5), 407-413. https://doi.org/10.1089/bfm.2020.0071

Objective: To investigate the association, in the United Kingdom, between having an episiotomy during childbirth and giving human milk by any modality as an infant's first feed. We also identified maternal demographic factors and perinatal experience... Read More about Episiotomy and Initiation of Human Milk Feeds: A Retrospective Observational Study.