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Item Donación de sangre de cordón umbilical a partir de pinzamiento tardío en América latina: ¿Continúa la controversia? Revisión de alcance(Universidad Santiago de Cali, 2024) Meléndez Arenas, Bryan Ricardo; Jojoa Hernández, Jorge Alexander; Cuaran Montenegro, David Procardo; Angulo Mosquera, Jorge MarioLate clamping of the umbilical cord has multiple benefits, among them it is a valuable source of stem and progenitor cells, which is why donation began in 1990, until now with difficulties in accessing this procedure, with various controversies. regarding the topic. Methodology: A scoping review was designed, based on a specialized bibliographic search in the area of knowledge in umbilical cord blood donation from late clamping, through different databases. Results: The search process provided 17 articles, 88% observational, 12% quasi-experimental; whose research focus was on the evaluation of the knowledge of pregnant women and health personnel about donation, demonstration of the importance of transplantation and identification of current regulations. In relation to legality, only Argentina and Uruguay have established a specific law for Cord blood donation; 83% of Latin American countries are in favor of stem cell donation, and make state efforts for this. Conclusions: Umbilical cord blood is a good therapeutic alternative for donation, but this scientific advance entails problems due to lack of knowledge, as well as ethical and legal problems; There is a lack of specific regulations, despite being in favor of the practice, to which possible solutions or at least proposals must continue to be given.