Changes in Cardiac Output During Delayed Umbilical Cord Clamping

Completed

Conditions studied: Cardiac Output, Low

In brief

Recently, the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists (ACOG) recommended a delay of 30-60 seconds in umbilical cord clamping for all newborn infants. This delay allows the newborn to receive his/her own blood from the placenta (placental transfusion) which helps their transition in the first hours of life. The purpose of the study is to learn about the amount of blood flow to and from the baby's heart during normal newborn transition

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02195037

Run by

Sharp HealthCare

People needed

20

Starts

2014-07-01

Expected to finish

2014-12-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-05-20

Who can join

Age: any. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Healthy full term infants
• Delivered by vaginal birth
• Estimated gestational age of 37+0to 41+6 weeks corrected gestational age

You may not qualify if…

• Multiples
• Known fetal anomalies (including cardiac defects).
• Instrumentation during delivery (forceps or vacuum)
• Non-reducible nuchal cord during delivery.
• Any maternal or neonatal indication requiring immediate cord clamping.

Where it is running

• Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women and Newborns — San Diego, California, United States

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