Speaker(s):

Moderator(s): 

Keith Williams, MD, Staff Physician, Geisinger - has nothing to disclose. 

Learning Objectives: 

At the conclusion of this session, the participant should be able to: 

• Review the physiology of fetoneonatal transition to extrauterine life and the dependency of cardiopulmonary circulation on activation of pulmonary biomechanics
• Understand the pathophysiological impact of uncoordinated umbilical cord disruption on the placental-neonatal circulatory unit, particularly with regards to cerebral perfusion and oxygenation
• Describe best practices that coordinate pulmonary biomechanical activation with placental-neonatal circulation, resulting in a physiologic approach to cord clamping which optimizes neonatal outcomes
• Evaluate evidence on the benefits and adverse effects of umbilical cord milking as an alternative to physiologic umbilical cord clamping

Disclosure of Relevant Financial Relationships with/without Commercial Interests:

The Planning Committee consisting of Jay Bringman, MD, Sandra Culbertson, MD, Brittany Meyer, PA-C, Michelle Bafile, PA-C, Lindsay Payne, Stephanie Worhach, RN, Keith Williams, MD, and Orlando Valle, MD have no identified disclosures. 

CE Committee Member/Content Reviewers have nothing to disclose.

Any/All relevant financial relationships have been mitigated. 

Content Disclosure: 

This presentation/content is HIPAA compliant. 

Commercial Support for this Session

None