Health Condition 1: O00-O9A- Pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium
Conditions
Interventions
Intervention1: intact umbilical cord milking: This will consist of manual milking or stripping of the accessible length (20-25 cm) of umbilical cord from placental end to the neonate’s umbilicus 4 tim
Sponsors
Kasturba Medical College
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: All preterm neonates born at the gestational age of 28weeks to 36weeks 6days
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: mothers: Monochorionic pregnancies, HIV positive mother, Maternal eclampsia, Ante partum haemorrhage neonates: Neonates requiring immediate resuscitation, including non-vigorous babies needing resuscitation, Rh iso-immunisation with hydrops, Antenatally detected congenital cardiac anomalies, Twin to twin transfusion syndrome
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin, Hematocrit and serum Ferritin levelsTimepoint: at 6 weeks age | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Hemoglobin and hematocrit levelsTimepoint: at 48hrs of life;Hyperbilirubinemia requiring phototherapy Timepoint: first 2 weeks of life;pRBC transfusionsTimepoint: 2 weeks of life;pRBC transfusions during hospital stay Intraventricular haemorrhage and necrotizing enterocolitis Severity of respiratory distress Mortality Timepoint: During hospital stay/until discharge | — |
Countries
India
Contacts
Public ContactDr Shruthi K Bharadwaj
KASTURBA MEDICAL COLLEGE, MANIPAL
Outcome results
None listed