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Table 1 Characteristics at baseline and at birth for women who returned the questionnaires

From: Cord pilot trial, comparing alternative policies for timing of cord clamping before 32 weeks gestation: follow-up for women up to one year

 

First (at 4–8 weeks)

Second (at one year)

Clamp ≥2 min + neonatal care with cord intact

Clamp ≤20 s + neonatal care after clamping

Clamp ≥2 min + neonatal care with cord intact

Clamp ≤20 s + neonatal care after clamping

n = 99 (%)

n = 87 (%)

n = 83 (%)

n = 50 (%)

Age (years) mean [sd]

30.6 [5.7]

29.3 [6.6]

31.0 [5.6]

31.3 [6.3]

Gestation at birth (weeks)

  < 26

15 (15%)

8 (9%)

12 (14%)

4 (8%)

 26+ 0–27+ 6

22 (22%)

16 (18%)

16 (19%)

8 (16%)

 28+ 0–29+ 6

27 (27%)

34 (39%)

22 (27%)

20 (40%)

 30+ 0 - 31+ 6

34 (34%)

28 (32%)

31 (37%)

16 (32%)

  ≥ 32

1 (1%)

1 (1%)

2 (2%)

2 (4%)

Consent pathwaya: two stage

26 (26%)

19 (22%)

23 (28%)

11 (22%)

  one stage

73 (74%)

68 (78%)

60 (72%)

39 (78%)

Primiparous

56 (57%)

61 (70%)

49 (59%)

36 (72%)

Twin pregnancy

5 (5%)b

8 (9%)

5 (6%)b

6 (12%)

Caesarean section

66 (67%)

46 (53%)

54 (65%)

28 (56%)

For liveborn babies c

(n = 102)

(n = 93)

(n = 86)

(n = 54)

Died before discharge

2

2

2

0

Intraventricular haemorrhage (grade 1–4)

31 (30%)

33 (35%)

22 (26%)

20 (37%)

Severe intraventricular haemorrhage (grade 3–4)

2 (2%)

5 (5%)

1 (1%)

2 (4%)

Length of hospital stay (days) median [25th, 75th centile]

59 [41.5, 89]

61 [40, 81]

59 [38.5, 79]

58.5 [38, 83]

Receiving mother’s breast milk at discharge

59 (58%)

54 (58%)

52 (60%)

36 (67%)

  1. Data are n (%), unless otherwise stated. sd = standard deviation
  2. aFor the one stage consent pathway written consent was given before randomisation. The two stage pathway was used for women when birth was imminent, with oral assent given before randomisation and written consent for follow-up after the birth
  3. bFor two, one twin known intrauterine death before randomisation
  4. cFor liveborn babies, two women in the clamp cord within 20 s group who returned both questionnaires had stillbirths