Impact of Umbilical Cord Clamping Time on Infant Anemia

Mersin University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Third Stage of Labor

Healthy

Umbilical Cord Clamping Time

Infant Conditions

Treatments

Procedure: Delayed Clamping

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT04463485

Delayed Cord Clamping RCT

Details and patient eligibility

About

This research was conducted to carry out the effect of umbilical cord clamping time on baby anemia.

Full description

This study is an experimental, randomized controlled study. The sample of the study consisted of 65 pregnant women and newborns (intervention=32, control=33) who applied for delivery at Ege University Medical Hospital Gynecology and Obstetrics Clinic at the time of the study. In this study, "Descriptive Data Form of Impact of Umbilical Cord Clamping Time on Infant Anemia" was used as a data collection tool. In the intervention group waited 60 seconds for umbilical cord clamping in the second stage of labor, in the control group the umbilical cord was clamped in the first 15 seconds. For the data of the first stage of the study, the neonatal hematocrit and bilirubin measurements and the need for phototherapy due to hyperbilirubinemia were evaluated 48 hours after birth. In the second stage of the study, data on anaemia screening performed in family medicine at the end of the fourth month of birth were examined. Statistical analysis of the data from the study was performed using IBM SPSS Statistics 25.0 package program. Parametric tests were used for statistical analysis of the data with a normal distribution. The level of statistical significance was determined as p<0.05.

Enrollment

65 patients

Sex

All

Ages

19 to 35 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

Apply for normal birth
Singleton pregnancy and live fetus
Cephalic presentation
Estimated birth weight between 2500-4000 grams
Birth rates <5
Women who received iron support during pregnancy
Haemoglobin level ≥ 11 gr/dL
No systemic disease or pregnancy complication that may pose a risk for postpartum bleeding.
Neonates who don't need for resuscitation after birth
Babies who did not receive iron supplements up to the 4th month after birth were included.

Exclusion criteria

Pregnant women who refuse to participate in the research
Neonates who need for resuscitation after birth
Babies who receive iron supplements up to the 4th month after birth were excluded.