Akademik Veri Yönetim Sistemi
International Journal of Childbirth, cilt.14, sa.3, ss.173-183, 2024 (ESCI)
PURPOSE: This study aimed to evaluate the knowledge and practices of delivery room midwives on delayed cord clamping (DCC). METHOD: This descriptive study was conducted with a total of 1,274 delivery room midwives from five regions of Turkey between February 9, 2021 and September 26, 2022. The data were collected using a Google survey form. RESULTS: The highest cord clamping times of midwives ranged from 0 to 10 seconds in term and preterm newborns (34.7% and 54.8%, respectively). The rates of applying DCC were 17.6% and 5.3% in term and preterm newborns, respectively. Dealing with the mother, having a workload, considering that the newborn would have respiratory distress and get cold, preventing polycythemia and hyperbilirubinemia, and being afraid of dropping the newborn were the most common reasons for midwives not to apply DCC to newborns. The majority of the midwives reported that they had no DCC protocol in their institution (80.5%) and did not receive in-service training on DCC (76.5%). CONCLUSION: This study has concluded that most midwives who do not apply DCC correctly, have quite short cord clamping times, have no DCC protocol in their institutions, and do not receive in-service training.