- We want to see if newborn babies who need some form of respiratory support when they are born feel good if you wait to cut the umbilical cord for at least three minutes, says Andreas Ordlind, who is a senior physician and neonatologist at Falu hospital.
In the past, the child has been taken to an emergency room with extra staff to get help with breathing if it was taken at birth.
Therefore, the umbilical cord has been cut relatively quickly after delivery.
"Same equipment and same staff"
Andreas Ordlind sees no risks in the fact that the baby will now remain in the delivery room to receive breathing support:
- It is the same equipment as in the emergency room and the same staff, the only difference is the location.
The so-called SAVE study will see if the children feel good both in the long and short term from being able to keep the umbilical cord longer.
- Another advantage is that we do not have to separate the child from the mother when it is receiving respiratory support.
Participants are drawn in the study
The SAVE study has been ongoing for several years at other hospitals, including Halmstad and Malmö/Lund.
As of Monday, Falu hospital is also included in the study.
Those who will be part of the study will receive information about the study and approve if they want to be part of it.
What kind of handling is allowed is then determined by lottery.
Andreas sees no risks in the fact that the baby will now remain in the delivery room to receive breathing support Photo: Ann-Louise Julin / SVT