Table 2 Reported timing of cord clamping for vaginal births
From: Care during the third stage of labour: A postal survey of UK midwives and obstetricians
Midwives n = 1297 (%) | Obstetricians n = 926 (%) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
term | preterm | term | preterm | |
When is the cord usually clamped? | ||||
For active management | ||||
immediately or within 10 seconds | 211 (17) | 464 (36) | 422 (46) | 314 (34) |
within 10 - 20 seconds | 315 (24) | 243 (19) | 260 (28) | 209 (23) |
within 20 - 30 seconds | 237 (18) | 129 (10) | 101 (11) | 125 (13) |
within 30 - 60 seconds | 389 (30) | 143 (11) | 112 (12) | 208 (22) |
within 1-3 minutes | 46 (4) | 8 (1) | 4 (< 1) | 9 (1) |
after 3 minutes | 12 (1) | 5 (< 1) | - | - |
after cessation of pulsation | 51 (4) | 8 (1) | - | - |
timing varies | 27 (2) | 17 (1) | 9 (1) | 15 (2) |
do not conduct preterm births | - | 215 (17) | - | - |
no response/never use active management | 9 (1) | 60 (5) | 18 (2) | 46 (4) |
When is the cord usually clamped? | ||||
For physiological management | ||||
within 1-30 seconds | 21 (2) | 71 (5) | 79 (14) | 68 (12) |
within 31 - 60 seconds | 24 (2) | 28 (2) | 42 (7) | 44 (8) |
within 1-3 minutes | 28 (2) | 4 (> 1) | 21 (4) | 17 (3) |
after > 3 minutes | 7 (1) | 2 (> 1) | 9 (2) | 3 (1) |
after cessation of pulsation | 1050 (87) | 132 (10) | 231 (40) | 97 (17) |
timing varies | 3 | 9 (1) | 2 (1) | 1 (< 1) |
do not use physiological for this group | 48 (4) | 768 (59) | 149 (26) | 293 (51) |
do not conduct preterm births | - | 149 (11) | - | - |
no response/never use physiological | 116 (9) | 134 (10) | 392 (45) | 403 (47) |