The effect of Leboyer delivery on blood viscosity and other hemorheologic parameters in term neonates

Objective: This study was done to compare postnatal alterations in blood viscosity, hematocrit value, plasma viscosity, red blood cell aggregation, and red blood cell deformability in term neonates undergoing both early umbilical cord clamping and delivery according to the Leboyer method. Study Design: The umbilical cords of 15 healthy, term infants were clamped within 10 seconds of birth (early cord clamping), and 15 infants delivered according...