Table 10.

Meta-Analysis of Comparison 3: Cut-Cord Milking Compared With Early Cord Clamping for Term and Late Preterm Infants

Outcome	Included studies	Total, n	Certainty of evidence	RR (95% CI)	Absolute difference (95% CI) or mean difference (95% CI); I2
Neonatal mortality	Upadhyay et al,274 2013	200	Very low	0.20 (0.01–4.11)	20/1000 fewer infants (50 fewer–10 more per 1000) died when cut-cord milking was intended than when early cord clamping was intended
Hb concentration within 24 h after birth	Upadhyay et al,274 2013	200	Very low		MD, 1.60 g/dL (0.96–2.24); not available*
Hct within 24 h after birth	Upadhyay et al,274 2013	200	Very low		MD, 4.30% (2.36–6.24); not available*
Hb concentration within 7 d after birth	Upadhyay et al,274 2013	200	Very low		MD, 1.10 g/dL (0.74–1.46); not available*
Hct within 7 d after birth	Upadhyay et al,274 2013	200	Very low		MD, 4% (2.29–5.71); not available*

Hb indicates hemoglobin; Hct, hematocrit; MD, mean difference; and RR, risk ratio.

^*Only 1 trial available.