The investigators conducted a RCT (parallel group study with 1:1 randomisation) comparing ECC (at 60 seconds) and DCC (at 180 seconds) in 90 cases of normal birth by' two-step' delivery. In term infants born by' two-step' delivery, DCC results is a higher blood volume in the newborn and facilitates the maternal-placental-fetal exchange of circulating compounds, without potentially detrimental neonatal outcomes.
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Placental transfusion
Timeframe: Second day of life