a clinical trial on the effects of the umbilical cord being cut after squeezing cord blood towards the baby, on the mother and newborns beyond 34 weeks
Not Applicable
Completed
- Conditions
- Health Condition 1: null- Pregnant women with period of gestation from 34 0/7 to 40 6/7 weeks
- Registration Number
- CTRI/2017/10/009970
- Lead Sponsor
- Anu Anna George
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Completed
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 170
Inclusion Criteria
Expectant mothers with a period of gestation between 34 0/7 and 40 6/7 weeks admitted in our hospital, for safe confinement or in labour.
Exclusion Criteria
Rh-negative mothers and those with h/o bleeding disorders.
HIV and Hbs Ag positive mothers
Pregnancies complicated by cord prolapse, placenta previa, placental abruption, or cord abnormalities
Neonates who are 1 of a set of multiples, born with a short umbilical cord ( < 25 cm), a major congenital anomaly, hydropsfetalis, or limpness at birth.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infant hemoglobin and hematocrit measured using a portable hemoglobinometerTimepoint: 3 days and 6 weeks
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Infant bilirubin (trans cutaneous bilirubin )Timepoint: 3 days of age;Need for photo therapyTimepoint: 3 days of age till discharge;Post partum complicationsTimepoint: At delivery