Smith 2014.

Trial name or title	Delayed clamping and milking the umbilical cord in preterm infants
Methods	Randomised controlled trial
Participants	Inclusion criteria Preterm infants less 34 weeks Aiming for 240 babies Exclusion criteria Known congenital anomalies; precipitous delivery preventing completion of the protocol; placental abruption around the time of or as indication for delivery; mother has uterine rupture; non reassuring fetal heart tracing (FHT) immediately prior/leading to delivery; multiple gestation; Parvo B19; infants known to be at risk of anaemia due to isoimmunisation (mother has red blood cell antibodies.
Interventions	Intervention: DCC Cord clamped at 30 secs. Infant held at or below level of perineum (vaginal delivery) or incision (caesarean delivery). Exceptions: Placental separation, cord stops pulsating, need for immediate resuscitation, all would result in clamping prior to 30 seconds. Comparator: UCM Infant held and the cord is milked from perineum to infant 4 times. Infant held at or below level of perineum (vaginal delivery) or incision (caesarean delivery).
Outcomes	Primary Hb and Hct values (H/H) in NICU (time frame: NICU admission to discharge, expected average of 50 days) (Designated as safety issue: no). All H/H values in the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) will be recorded. Secondary Neonatal transfusions; NEC; intraventricular haemorrhage; length of stay; survival to discharge
Starting date	March 2014 to March 2015
Contact information	Kathleen Smith
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