Hemmati 2014.

Trial name or title	Comparing the effect of delayed versus immediate cord clamping on the incidence of intraventricular haemorrhage (IVH) in preterm neonates with gestational age = 34 weeks in Hafez and Zeynab hospitals from September 2012 to December 2013.
Methods
Participants	Inclusion criteria Preterm infants; ≤ 34 weeks' gestation Exclusion criteria Decline to participate; refuse of neonatologist or obstetrician; severe congenital anomalies; need for immediate resuscitation after birth in neonate or mothers; placenta abruption or placenta previa; umbilical cord clamped in a time other than what is considered.
Interventions	Intervention: DCC 30‐45 seconds delay in clamping of umbilical cord Comparator: ECC Immediate cord clamping ‐ 10 to15 seconds after birth
Outcomes	Primary IVH Secondary Hb Hct Platelets Bilirubin Apgar scores at 1 min and 5 mins
Starting date	September 2012
Contact information	Dr. Fariba Hemmati, Neonatal part, Nemazee Hospital, Zand Street, Shiraz, Fars, Iran, Islamic Republic. Email: hemmatif@sums.ac.ir
Notes	IRCT2014031116936N1. Retrospective registration: May 17, 2014 Iran September 2012 to December 2013