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