The investigators conducted a randomized controlled trial (parallel group study with 1:1 randomisation) comparing early cord clamping (ECC, at 60 seconds) and delayed cord clamping (DCC, at 180 seconds) in 90 cases of 'normal', two-step vaginal deliveries. DCC may result in a higher blood volume in the newborn, facilitating the maternal-placental-fetal exchange of circulating compounds, without potentially detrimental acidosis.
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Placental transfusion.
Timeframe: Second day of life
Cord blood pH
Timeframe: Second day of life.