Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Full Term Neonates — MDCCT  

Neonatal Anemia Clinical Trial

Official title: Milking Versus Delayed Cord Clamping in Full Term Neonates Delivered by Elective Cesarean Section A Randomized Controlled Trial

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

To compare the short term risks and benefits of cord milking 5 times toward the neonate with delayed cord clamping for 120 seconds in the full term neonate delivered by cesarean section.

Clinical Trial Description

Abstract Context: milking of the umbilical cord toward the neonate 5 times and delayed cord clamping both are good procedures to prevent anemia in neonates .

Objective: To investigate the effects of delayed umbilical cord clamping for 120 seconds, compared with milking of the cord 5 times toward the neonate on hemoglobin level after 6 weeks, Intubation,Respiratory distress,Clinical jaundice,Neonatal Intensive Care unit (NICU) admission,Apgar score (after 5 minutes of delivery).

-Maternal,Need for blood transfusion,Additional need for therapeutic uterotonics,Post postpartum hemorrhage (blood loss > 500cc),Intensive Care unit admission.

Design: Randomized controlled trial. Setting: Ain Shams university maternity hospital. Participants:300 full term infants born after a low risk pregnancy by cesarean section delivery.

Intervention: Infants were randomized to delayed umbilical cord clamping (≥120 seconds after delivery) or cord milking (5 times to ward the neonate). ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Supportive Care

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Anemia, Neonatal
• Neonatal Anemia

• NCT number: NCT02454101
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: Ain Shams University
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2015
• Completion date: March 2016