Umbilical Cord Milking vs Delayed Cord Clamping in Preterm Infants Born by Cesarean Section

Umbilical Cord Milking Compared With Delayed Cord Clamping to Increase Plancental Transfusion in Preterm Infants Less Than 34 Weeks' Gestation Born by Cesarean Section. Randomised Clinical Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine whether the umbilical cord milking in preterm infants born by cesarian section less than 34 weeks is more effective than delayed cord clamping to obtain higher levels of hemoglobin.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Preterm infants less than 34 weeks' gestation born by cesarean section

Exclusion Criteria:

• Inability to obtain informed consent from the mother state
• Monochorionic-monoamniotic twin gestation
• Placenta abruption
• Uterine rupture
• Transplacental cesarean
• Hydrops fetalis