The purpose of the study is to determine if neonates (who already have an increased risk of hyperbilirubinemia due to mother's history of having previous neonate who received phototherapy for hyperbilirubinemia) have higher bilirubin levels 24 hours after birth with delayed cord clamping.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
100
The umbilical cord will be clamped after 60 seconds after birth
The umbilical cord will be clamped as soon as feasible after birth, usually within the initial 15 seconds after birth.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Neonatal bilirubin level
Time frame: 24 hours after birth
Number of neonates with hyperbilirubinemia
Hyperbilirubinemia is a condition in which there is too much bilirubin in the blood.
Time frame: 24 hours after birth
Number of neonates with a need for phototherapy
Time frame: From birth to up to 1 week after birth
Number of neonates with a need for exchange transfusion
Time frame: From birth to up to 1 week after birth
Number of neonates admitted to the neonatal intensive care unit (NICU)
Time frame: From birth to up to 1 week after birth
Number of mothers with postpartum hemorrhage
Time frame: From birth to up to 1 week after birth
Number of neonates re-hospitalized for jaundice
Time frame: From birth to up to 1 week after birth
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