%0 Journal Article
%T Early vs. Delayed Cord Clamping at Full-Term Planned Cesarean Section: A Randomized Study
%A K. Morales-Allard
%A C. Montufar-Rueda
%A S. Gomez-Manrique
%J Open Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology
%P 647-653
%@ 2160-8806
%D 2021
%I Scientific Research Publishing
%R 10.4236/ojog.2021.116060
%X <strong>Objective:</strong> <span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">In cesarean section (CS), which, early vs. delayed cord clamping is
better for neonatal and maternal hematocrit/hemoglobin level is not yet
completely determined. This randomized controlled study attempted to determine
this issue.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Methods:</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Study population consisted of 64 full-term pregnant women/neonates
undergoing planned CS: 32 received early cord clamping (ECC: 15 seconds after
birth) and 32 delayed cord clamping (DCC: 90 seconds). We measured and analyzed </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">1</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) neonatal hematocrit at the first 24</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">-</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">48 hours,
and </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">2</span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">) maternal-hemoglobin-change before and after CS.</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><b><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\">Results:</span></b></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"> Infants with ECC and DCC showed hematocrit (24</span></span></span><span><span><span style=\"font-family:;\" \"=\"\"> </span></span></span><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span style=\"font-family:Verdana;\"><span
%K Umbilical Cord Clamping
%K Elective Cesarean Section
%K Neonatal Hematocrit
%K Neonatal Jaundice
%K Obstetric Hemorrhage
%U http://www.scirp.org/journal/PaperInformation.aspx?PaperID=109688