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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Dec 1.
Published in final edited form as: Clin Perinatol. 2012 Dec;39(4):10.1016/j.clp.2012.09.006. doi: 10.1016/j.clp.2012.09.006

Table 2.

Reported Benefits of Delayed Cord Clamping: Term Infants

  • Higher hemoglobin @ 4 –12 months of age

  • Improved serum ferritin during the first year

  • Improved total body iron stores at one year of age

  • Improved survival from malaria in endemic regions

  • Lower circulating lead levels in regions with high air pollution
    • –
      (competitive effect between iron and lead)