. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2016 Nov 4.

Published in final edited form as: J Perinatol. 2015 Sep 24;36(1):35–40. doi: 10.1038/jp.2015.117

Table 3. Hematological outcomes.

Age	ICC (N= 20)^a	DCC (N= 17)^b	P-value
Hematocrit at 2 h	39.2 ± 5.8	43.4 ± 4.2	0.03
Hematocrit at 72 h	34.6 ± 4.7	40.0 ± 8.6	0.03
Hematocrit at 2 weeks	31.3 ± 5.7	33.6 ± 6.1	0.32
Hematocrit at 4 weeks	31.0 ± 5.9	31.9 ± 5.4	0.65
Hematocrit at discharge	31.2 ± 5.9	31.5 ± 5.6	0.88
Number RBC transfusions first 28 days of life	4.1 ± 3.9	2.8 ± 2.2	0.04
Total no. of RBC transfusions	5.6 ± 4.1	4.2 ± 3.8	0.11
Phlebotomy loss/birth weight (ml kg⁻¹)^c	31.2 ± 21.2	30.7 ± 16.9	0.84

Abbreviations: DCC, delayed cord clamping; ICC, immediate cord clamping; RBC, red blood cell.

Number 20 for the ICC group because two infants died in the delivery room.

Number 17 because one infant died in the delivery room.

Phlebotomy loss throughout first 28 days of life. Data are expressed as mean ± s.d.