Associate Editor of ADC Fetal and Neonatal edition Jonathan Davis discusses delayed cord clamping in preterm birth with Jon Dorling (Nottingham Clinical Trials Unit, Queen’s Medical Centre, University of Nottingham, UK), Sam Oddie (Centre for Reviews and Dissemination, Hull York Medical School, University of York, UK).

Related articles:

Randomised trial of cord clamping and initial stabilisation at very preterm birth - http://fn.bmj.com/content/103/1/F6.

Editorial: Timing is everything - http://fn.bmj.com/content/103/1/F2.

Fifteen-minute consultation: stabilisation of the high-risk newborn infant beside the mother - http://ep.bmj.com/content/102/5/235.