Labour/Delivery and Postpartum
Conditions
Interventions
Early Cord clamping group
Delayed Cord Clamping group
Sponsors
Dr Perpetua Kelechi Enyinna. He is the principal investigator
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
Female
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Consenting participants. Term healthy pregnant women. All healthy neonates without any complication delivered via spontaneous vaginal approach will be included in the study.
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Exclusion criteria are multiple, preterm and post term pregnancies, as well as mothers who refused to give consent. Pregnancies complicated by medical conditions like diabetes mellitus, hypertension, cardiac diseases, sickle cell disease, chorioamnioties, antepartum and postpartum haemorrhage will also be excluded. Neonates with congenital diseases, babies of high risk pregnancies like pre-eclampsia, and neonates who will become sick before 48 hours will be excluded
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| The mean Haemoglobin level at birth. | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Mean Haemoglobin level at 48 hours post partum | — |
Countries
Nigeria
Contacts
Public ContactGeorge Eleje
Consultant Obstetrician and Gynaecologist and Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology Nnamdi Azikiwe University Teaching Hospital Nnewi Nigeria
Outcome results
None listed