Placental Cord Drainage After Vaginal Delivery

Placental Cord Drainage After Vaginal Delivery: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Placental Cord Drainage after Vaginal Delivery A randomized clinical trial

Inclusion Criteria:

• Singleton pregnancy.
• Pregnancy with vertex presentation.
• Gestational age37 up to 42 weeks
• Patient expected to have spontaneous vaginal delivery.
• Maternal age 18 years old or more.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Previous history of Postpartum hemorrhage.
• Antepartum hemorrhage
• Multiple pregnancies
• Instrumental deliveries
• Coagulation disorders
• Over distended uterus (hydramnios, large fetus).
• Patient with extensive extended vaginal or cervical tear.
• Rupture uterus.
• Secondary arrest of cervical dilatation.
• Persistent occipito-posterior.
• Deep transverse arrest of fetal head.