In Caesarean deliveries the placenta is usually removed by hand or by a technique known as 'cord traction'. A recent systematic review by Cochrane researchers shows that cord traction poses less risk ...

March 6, 2012 — Controlled cord traction can be omitted from the management of the third stage of labor without a significant increase in the risk for severe hemorrhage, according to a study published ...

Active management consists of using controlled cord traction to expel the placenta immediately after delivery and administering early uterotonics to contract the uterus soon after the birth of the ...

New research finds that a procedure often used in childbirth to reduce the risk of potentially-fatal hemorrhage actually does little, if anything, to prevent bleeding. But the study highlights the ...

Hannah Dahlen is affiliated with the Australian College of Midwives. She receives funding from NHMRC and ARC. One of the most common surgical procedures in the world today – one that every human alive ...