Figure 1.
Consort Diagram.
Table 1.
Demographics and results: Umbilical Cord Milking vs. Immediate Cord Clamping, N = 41.
Figure 2.
Changes in Heart Rate over time in infants receiving umbilical cord milking (UCM) compared to immediate cord clamping (ICC).
The babies receiving UCM had significantly higher heart rates over the first 5 minutes of resuscitation (ANOVA P = 0.032). *P<0.05 compared to ICC.
Figure 3.
Changes in Oxygen Saturation (SpO2) over time in infants receiving umbilical cord milking (UCM) compared to immediate cord clamping (ICC).
The babies receiving UCM had significantly higher SpO2 over the first 5 minutes of resuscitation (ANOVA P = 0.015). *P<0.05 compared to ICC.
Figure 4.
Changes in Inspired Fractional oxygen concentration (FiO2) over time in infants receiving umbilical cord milking (UCM) compared to im mediate cord clamping (ICC).
The babies receiving UCM received significantly less supplemental FiO2 over the first 10 minutes of resuscitation (ANOVA, P = 0.04). *P<0.05 compared to ICC.
Figure 5.
Changes in mean airway pressure (MAP) over time in infants receiving umbilical cord milking (UCM) compared to immediate cord clamping (ICC).
During the first five minutes of resuscitation, there was a non-significant trend towards a lower mean airway pressure requirement in infants in the UCM (ANOVA, P = 0.13).