The Effect of Placental Cord Drainage on the Third Stage of Labor and the Amount of Postpartum Bleeding

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Conditions studied: Postpartum Hemorrhage

In brief

The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of controlled placental cord drainage by opening the clamp at the maternal end after the umbilical cord is cut during birth on the duration of the third stage of labor (departure of the placenta), the amount of blood loss in the third stage, the amount of bleeding in the 2nd hour postpartum, and the development of postpartum complications.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT07279545

Run by

Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi

People needed

80

Starts

2025-11-17

Expected to finish

2026-07-01

Last updated by the study team

2025-12-12

Who can join

Age: 18 and older, up to 35. Sex: female. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• No problem speaking and understanding Turkish
• Low-risk pregnant women
• Vertex presentation
• 37-41st weeks of gestation
• There are no complications in the mother or the baby that prevent normal birth.
• The VAS score for the pain felt by the pregnant woman at the time of admission to the study must be less than 3 (to show that the pregnant women were accepted into the study at a time when their pain was at its lowest and their decision-making ability was at a relatively good level)

You may not qualify if…

• History of postpartum hemorrhage
• History of postpartum hemorrhage in mother or sister
• Birth interval less than 2 years
• Anticoagulant use during pregnancy
• Smoking during pregnancy
• Those with low Hb values (Hb<11gr/dL)
• Hematocrit <30

Where it is running

• Zonguldak Maternity and Child Diseases Hospital — Zonguldak, Zonguldak/Centre, Turkey (Türkiye) (enrolling)

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