The primary goal of newborn resuscitation guidelines is to promote a healthy birth transition in neonates.

As part of these guidelines, placental transfusion via delayed cord clamping (DCC) has been recommended in both preterm and term newborns by several governing organizations.

Despite DCC being one of the most studied aspects of newborn resuscitation guidelines, debate regarding the ideal approach and a general reluctance to perform DCC in the most premature patients remain.