Table 1.
Maternal and newborn characteristics in ECC and DCC cohorts.
| Early cord clamping (ECC) (N = 198) | Delayed cord clamping (DCC) (N = 412) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mother’s age, years (mean ± SD) | 24.1 ± 4.3 | 24.2 ± 4.6 | 0.56 |
| Parity, Primiparous (%, n) | 52.1% (110) | 52.4% (217) | 0.54 |
| Birth weight, grams (mean ± SD) | 3080.8 ± 424.8 | 3030.7 ± 412.8 | 0.79 |
| Gestational age, weeks (mean ± SD) | 39.1 ± 1.6 | 39.2 ± 1.4 | 0.37 |
| Obstetric complications at labor (%, n) | 26.8% (53) | 16.7% (69) | 0.01 |
| Fever during labor | 1.0% (2) | 0.0% (0) | 0.11 |
| Multiple pregnancies | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.33 |
| Maternal pre-existing medical complication | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (2) | 0.46 |
| Obstructed labour | 18.7% (37) | 10.7% (44) | 0.01 |
| Oligohydramnios | 4.0% (8) | 2.4% (10) | 0.20 |
| Hypertensive disorder | 0.0% (0) | 0.5% (2) | 0.46 |
| Premature rupture of membrane | 2.0% (4) | 2.4% (10) | 0.50 |
| Maternal diabetes | 0.5% (1) | 0.0% (0) | 0.33 |
| Congenital fetal malformation | 0.0% (0) | 0.2% (1) | 0.68 |
| Induction of labour (%, n) | 16.1% (34) | 17.4% (72) | 0.76 |
| Sex of Infant, Female (%, n) | 42.7% (90) | 42.5% (176) | 0.64 |
| Apgar score at 1 minute (mean ± SD) | 7 ± 0.6 | 7 ± 0.3 | 0.21 |
| Apgar score at 5 minutes (mean ± SD) | 8 ± 0.5 | 8 ± 0.2 | 0.43 |
Statistical comparison by independent t-test and Pearson’s chi-square test.
SD standard deviation, N number, HR heart rate.