Parameters

Umbilical Cord
Milking (n=93)

Delayed Cord
Clamping (n=92)

95% CI
of Difference

p Value

Ferritin (ng/ml)

134.0 (89.8)

142.7 (87.0)

-16.36 to 33.73

0.49

Hemoglobin (gm/dl)
30 min
48 hr
6 weeks

16.9 (2.2)
16.2 (2.4)
11.0 (2.4)

16.7 (2.3)
15.9 (2.2)
11.3 (2.6)

 -0.89 to 0.34
-0.90 to 0.37
-0.46 to 0.94

0.37
0.41
0.5

PCV (%)
30 min
48 hr

51.0 (6.40)
48.5 (6.8)

50.3 (6.8)
48.0 (6.8)

 -2.52 to 1.15
-2.38 to 1.39

0.46
0.60

Serum bilirubin
at 48 hrs (mg/dl)

5.8 (3.1)

6.0 (3.0)

-0.63 to 1.06

0.61