Placental Transfusion in Term Infants: A Pilot Study

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Conditions studied: Anemia

In brief

The proposed study is a pilot prospective controlled trial to measure the blood volume left in the placenta after varying cord clamping times when the infant is placed skin-to-skin on the maternal abdomen. Delaying cord clamping has been shown to decrease anemia in infants. However, the best way to get the most blood to the baby is not known. The practice of cord clamping at birth is not the same among doctors and midwives and we do not know the effect of putting he baby on the mother's abdomen.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01924572
Run by
University of Rhode Island
People needed
32
Starts
2010-07-01
Expected to finish
2011-05-01
Last updated by the study team
2013-08-16

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 45. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

Where it is running

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