| Table 1: Baseline characteristics. Mean (SD); Value (%); CI: Confidence Interval; Hb: Hemoglobin, SFD: Small for Date. |
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Characteristics |
Umbilical Cord Milking |
Delayed Cord Clamping |
p Value |
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(n=100) |
(n=100) |
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Gestational age (weeks) |
38.3 (1.1) |
38.3 (1.1) |
0.83 |
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Birth weight (gm) |
2800 (0.3) |
2800 (0.4) |
0.89 |
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Sex (Male) |
58 (58%) |
56 (56%) |
0.77 |
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SFD |
14 (14%) |
17 (17%) |
0.56 |
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Vaginal delivery |
57 (57%) |
60 (60%) |
0.67 |
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Maternal weight (kg) |
50.9 (4.7) |
52.4 (5.7) |
0.18 |
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Maternal Hb (gm/dl) |
9.02 (1.0) |
8.77 (0.9) |
0.07 |
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Maternal Hb <9gm/dl |
57 (57%) |
67 (67%) |
0.19 |
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ABO incompatibility |
10 (10%) |
9 (9%) |
0.67 |
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