Table 3: Hemodynamics and related neonatal outcomes (up to 48 hrs).
Mean (SD); CI: Confidence Interval Mean (SD); MBP: Mean Blood Pressure; HR: Heart Rate; RR: Respiratory Rate.

Parameters

Umbilical Cord Milking (n=100)

Delayed Cord Clamping (n=100)

95 % CI of difference

p Value

MBP (mmHg)
30 min
24 hr
48 hr

 

64.4 (10.9)
61.8 (10.7)
60.1 (10.8)

 

62.4 (11.8)
59.3 (10.9)
57.8 (10.1)

 

-5.16 to 1.18
-5.56 to 0.48
-5.56 to 0.68

 

0.22
0.10
0.13

HR (per min)
30 min
24hr
48hr

 

143.3 (8.0)
132.7 (6.6)
127.4 (7.7)

 

144.4 (9.0)
133.3 (7.8)
126.2 (7.7)

 

-1.28 to 3.46
-1.38 to 2.64
-3.41 to 0.87

 

0.37
0.54
0.24

RR (per min)
30 min
24 hr
48 hr

 

47.6 (11.0)
38.5 (10.5)
33.7 (10.7)

 

47.2 (3.9)
37.9 (3.4)
32.4 (3.8)

 

-2.69 to 1.89
-2.75 to 1.59
-3.62 to 0.86

 

0.73
0.60
0.23

Temperature (0F)
30 min
24 hr
48 hr

 

96.9 (0.9)
98.1 (0.4)
98.3 (0.3)

 

97.0 (0.9)
98.0 (0.4)
98.3 (0.3)

 

-0.20 to 0.30
-0.18 to 0.06
-0.16 to 0.00

 

0.70
0.31
0.05

Cranial Doppler Indices
Resistive Index (RI)
Pulsatility Index (PI)

 

0.65 (0.07)
1.18 (0.26)

 

0.65 (0.08)
1.18 (0.24)

 

-0.02 to 0.02
-0.07 to 0.06

 

0.95
0.91

Any Jaundice

40 (40%)

43 (43%)

-10.65 to 16.65

0.77

NICU admission for phototherapy

6 (6%)

11 (11%)

-2.70 to 12.70

0.20

Respiratory distress

0

0

 

1

Need of oxygen

0

0

 

1

Jitteriness

0

0

 

1

NICU admission other than phototherapy

0

0

 

1