CompletedNot Applicable

Supine vs Prone Position During Delayed Cord Clamping

Canada210 participantsStarted 2019-03-01

Plain-language summary

This study is conducted to evaluate if the prone position of the newborn on the chest of his mother at birth before delayed cord clamping leads to better hematocrit and hemoglobin at 24-48 hours of life compared to supine position.

Who can participate

Age range1 Minute – 2 Minutes

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: Newborn ≥ 36 weeks gestational age and Born vaginally and Well appearing Exclusion Criteria: Out born infant, Infant born by caesarian section, Preterm born less than 36 weeks GA, Infant with intra uterine growth restriction (IUGR: less than 10th percentile) Asphyxiated infant Infant needing immediate resuscitation, Newborn with malformation (gastroschisis, omphalocele, anal atresia, severe head skin injury, congenital cardiac disease Newborn with mother with preeclampsia or gestational hypertension or diabetes on insuline or hemolytic disease or on chemotherapy or on cortisone.

What they're measuring

Hemoglobin and hematocrit

Timeframe: 24-48 hours

Trial details

NCT IDNCT03697967

SponsorMaisonneuve-Rosemont Hospital

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2021-11-01

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