Malik 2013.

Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Inclusion criteria Preterm babies 30‐37 weeks' gestation No information as to whether multiple births were included or not N = 80 babies Exclusion criteria Congenital anomalies (on clinical examination); Rh negative mothers (laboratory evaluation of blood grouping of mother)
Interventions	Intervention: DCC Cord clamped at 120 secs N = 40 babies Comparator: ECC Cord clamped at 30 secs N = 40 babies Additional information Gestational subgroup: > mixed Resuscitation with cord intact: not available Access to NICU: Lahore ‐ probably Length of delay: 120 secs Baby placed: no information Uterotonic: no information UCM: n/a Comparison 1 DCC with neonatal resuscitation after cord clamping vs ECC (subgroup by gestation) Subgroup 2: > 32‐34 weeks' gestation (mostly) Comparison 2 DCC with neonatal resuscitation after cord clamping vs ECC (subgroup by type intervention) Subgroup 7: DCC at > 2 mins ‐ unclear where baby placed
Outcomes	Hct and polycythaemia (high Hct)
Notes	No data for this review Setting: Department of Pediatric Medicine, Services Hospital, Lahore and labour room, Services Hospital, Lahore, Pakistan Dates: 8 Jan 2009 to 7 July 2009 Declaration of interest: not reported Trial funding source: not reported
Risk of bias
Bias	Authors' judgement	Support for judgement
Random sequence generation (selection bias)	Low risk	Quote: "...random number table..."
Allocation concealment (selection bias)	Unclear risk	No information
Blinding of participants and personnel (performance bias) All outcomes	High risk	Clinicians at birth cannot be blinded – unclear if women blinded or not.
Blinding of outcome assessment (detection bias) All outcomes	Low risk	No information but Hct and polycythaemia are the outcomes so unlikely to be influenced by knowledge of group allocation.
Incomplete outcome data (attrition bias) All outcomes	Low risk	Appears complete
Selective reporting (reporting bias)	Unclear risk	We did not assess the trial protocol.
Other bias	Unclear risk	Very little information on methodology, so unclear about other possible biases.