Table 1 Survey of obstetricians
n = 27 (%) | ||
|---|---|---|
How often do you use active management of the 3rd stage of labour? | ||
always or usually | 21 | (78) |
sometimes | 4 | (15) |
rarely | 2 | (7) |
never | - | |
When you use active management | ||
When do you normally give the prophylactic uterotonic? | ||
with anterior shoulder | 4 | (15) |
with delivery of the baby | 3 | (11) |
after birth of baby, before cord clamping | 5 | (19) |
after birth of baby, after cord clamping | 15 | (56) |
Which uterotonic do you normally use? | ||
oxytocin iv | 25 | (93) |
methergine* im | 2 | (7) |
How long after birth of a term baby do you normally clamp the cord? | ||
within 20 seconds | 6 | (22) |
within 20-60 seconds | 13 | (49) |
within 1-3 minutes | 7 | (26) |
after cessation of pulsation | 1 | (4) |
How do you define early cord clamping? | ||
within 10 seconds | 10 | (37) |
within 20 seconds | 11 | (41) |
within 30 seconds | 4 | (15) |
within 1 minutes | 2 | (7) |
How do you define late cord clamping? | ||
after 30 seconds | 1 | (4) |
after 1 minute | 11 | (41) |
after 3 minutes | 10 | (37) |
after cessation of pulsation | 5 | (19) |
How often do you use physiological management of the third stage? | ||
always or usually | 6 | (22) |
sometimes | 6 | (22) |
rarely | 9 | (33) |
never | 6 | (22) |
When you use physiological management, how long after birth of a term baby do you normally clamp the cord? | ||
1-20 seconds | 8 | |
21-60 seconds | 10 | |
after one minute | 1 | |
Would be willing to randomise to a trial of early versus late clamping | 25 | (93) |