Variable | Total (N = 356) | Early cord clamping (n = 114) | Late cord clamping (n = 242) | P* |
Maternal variables | ||||
Age (years): md [P25 - P75] (minimum - maximum) | 25.00 [21.00 - 31.00] (12.00 - 43.00) | 26.50 [21.00 - 32.00] (12.00 - 43.00) | 25.00 [21.00 - 31.00] (14.00 - 43.00) | 0.169 |
Ethnicity: n (n%) White Not white |
247 (69.4) 109 (30.6) |
79 (69.3) 35 (30.7) |
168 (69.4) 74 (30.6) | 1.000 |
Weight (kg): md [P25 - P75]a (minimum - maximum) | 76.00 [58.00 - 86.00] (49.00 - 151.00) | 77.00 [67.00 - 88.00] (56.00 - 151.00) | 76.00 [68.80 - 86.00] (49.00 - 135.00) | 0.851 |
Height (m): mean ± SD (minimum - maximum) | 1.62 ± 0.06 (1.41 - 1.80) | 1.63 ± 0.06 (1.49 - 1.78) | 1.61 ± 0.07 (1.41 - 1.80) | 0.009 |
Body mass index (kg/m2): md [P25 - P75]a (minimum - maximum) | 29.02 [26.55 - 32.05] (19.37 - 57.54) | 28.71 [25.85 - 32.00] (19.37 - 57.54) | 29.27 [27.10 - 32.05] (20.29 - 51.44) | 0.140 |
Obstetric variables | ||||
Gestational age (weeks): md [P25 - P75] (minimum - maximum) | 39.57 [38.86 - 40.43] (37.00 - 43.86) | 39.57 [38.57 - 40.43] (37.00 - 41.86) | 39.57 [38.86 - 40.43] (37.00 - 43.86) | 0.628 |
Type of delivery: n (n%) Vaginal Cesarean section |
195 (54.8) 161 (45.2) |
65 (57.0) 49 (43.0) |
130 (53.70) 112 (46.3) | 0.570 |
Episiotomy: n (n%) No Yes |
183 (51.4) 173 (48.6) |
57 (50.0) 57 (50.0) |
126 (52.1) 116 (47.9) | 0.734 |
Forceps: n (n%) No Yes |
337 (94.7) 19 (5.3) |
112 (98.2) 2 (1.8) |
225 (93.0) 17 (7.0) | 0.070 |
Oxytocin use—(n%) No Yes |
196 (55.1) 160 (44.9) |
71 (62.3) 43 (37.7) |
125 (51.7) 117 (48.3) | 0.068 |
Misoprostol use: n (n%) No Yes |
342 (96.1) 14 (3.9) |
110 (96.5) 4 (3.5) |
232 (95.9) 10 (4.1) |
1.000 |
Methylergometrine use: n (n%) No Yes |
337 (94.7) 19 (5.3) |
110 (96.5) 4 (3.5) |
227 (93.8) 15 (6.2) | 0.423 |