Correlation between umbilical cord hemoglobin and rate of jaundice requiring phototherapy in healthy newborns

Delay of umbilical cord clamping by at least 1 min is recommended for newborns not requiring resuscitation in the International Liaison Committee On Resuscitation–Consensus on Science with Treatment Recommendations (ILCOR‐CoSTR) 2010 guidelines. The delay in clamping improves iron status through early infancy but may increase the likelihood of jaundice requiring phototherapy. The present study investigated the relationship between umbilical cord hemoglobin and the rate of jaundice requiring phototherapy in healthy Japanese newborns.