CompletedNot Applicable

Multıdımensıonal Effects Of Delayed Cord Clampıng and Mılkıng on Placental Processes

Turkey (Türkiye)108 participantsStarted 2025-03-20

Plain-language summary

This study was conducted to evaluate the effects of delayed cord clamping and milking the umbilical cord of term babies after 90 seconds during vaginal birth on the newborn and the mother and to determine whether it is a suitable alternative method for cord management after birth. Methods: The study was conducted in the form of a randomized controlled design. The study was conducted in a hospital in eastern Turkiye between February -January 2025. The study was completed with 108 women who had vaginal delivery at term (DCC group n=36, UCM group n=36, control group n=36). Participants were assigned to groups by simple randomization. Data collection tools were used to collect demographic information, maternal hemoglobin, and hematocrit values, placental abruption time, newborn APGAR scores, umbilical cord pH levels, and day 7 hematological/biochemical parameters.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years – 49 Years

SexFEMALE

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Inclusion Criteria: * being 18 years of age and older, * having a single healthy newborn, * having a 37-42 week pregnancy, * having a baby in cephalic presentation, and * having a first birth (nulliparous). Exclusion Criteria: * women with gestational anemia, * having abnormal placentation (such as bleeding, hypertension), * having a maternal hemorrhage, * having Rh isoimmunization, and * having a baby with a major congenital malformation

What they're measuring

APGAR

Timeframe: 5 minutes after birth

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06865391

SponsorKahramanmaras Sutcu Imam University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2025-03-28

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