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mbilical Cord milking in preterm newborns and its role in prevention of anemia in early infancy

Not Applicable
Completed
Registration Number
CTRI/2014/12/005278
Lead Sponsor
ONE
Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
Completed
Sex
Not specified
Target Recruitment
200
Inclusion Criteria

All preterm newborn babies (32-36 wks) delivered by normal vaginal and cesarean delivery at SBVP hospital Meerut who are living within 5 km radius of SBVP hospital, and who give consent

Exclusion Criteria

•Length of umbilical cord < 25 cm,

•meconium stained amniotic fluid with non vigorous babies,

•multiple births (twins, triplets),

•babies of Rh negative mothers,

• babies born with any major congenital anomalies

•cord prolapse, and cord anomalies like true knots

Study & Design

Study Type
Interventional
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
To compare the effect of umbilical cord milking with early cord clamping on hematological parameters - Hb and serum ferritin at 1½ months of age in preterm neonates Hb and Serum Ferritin at 1½ months of ageTimepoint: Hb and Serum Ferritin at 1½ months of age
Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate Blood Pressure <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Hb, PCV & Serum BilirubinTimepoint: Heart Rate, Respiratory Rate Blood Pressure at 30 min, 24 hrs,48 hrs <br/ ><br>Hb, PCV & Serum Bilirubin at 48 hrs.
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