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The most appropriate terminology for delayed cord clamping must await further evidence on whether interventions that increase the volume of placental blood transferred to the infant or that allow more time for spontaneous cardiorespiratory transition before clamping the umbilical cord improve the rate of survival without major disability. Until reliable evidence about this is obtained, it remains possible that, despite promising evidence of improvements in intermediate outcomes, delayed cord clamping may do more long-term harm than good.