Bienstock 2011.

Trial name or title	Milking the umbilical cord versus immediate clamping in preterm infants < 33 weeks: a randomised controlled trial
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Preterm neonates born between 24 0/7 and 32 6/7
Interventions	Intervention UCM: umbilical cord will be "milked" in direction towards neonate 4 times over the course of 10 minutes Comparator ECC: immediate cord clamping
Outcomes	Primary Hb within 24 hours of birth Secondary 1‐min Apgar 5 min Apgar Blood Sugar upon admission to NICU Temperature on admission to NICU Cord blood pH Blood pressure upon admission to NICU Number of volume challenges in first 24 hours of life Days requiring ventilation Neonatal death Length of hospital stay IVH Number and volume of blood transfusions Duration of phototherapy Maximum serum bilirubin
Starting date	September 2011
Contact information	Contact: Christopher Wayock, Tel: 01 4106145143 Email: cwayock1@jhmi.edu
Notes	Trial Registration: NCT01819532 Trial funding source: Declaration of interest: Comparison 3.