Delayed Cord Clamping and Use of Oxytocin

Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if oxytocin administration immediately after delivery of the infant modifies the volume of placental transfusion in healthy term infants.

Timeline

Start

2016-05

Primary completion

2016-11

Completion

2016-11

Publications

• Background McDonald SJ, Middleton P, Dowswell T, Morris PS. Effect of timing of umbilical cord clamping of term infants on maternal and neonatal outcomes. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Jul 11;2013(7):CD004074. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD004074.pub3.
• Background Vain NE, Satragno DS, Gorenstein AN, Gordillo JE, Berazategui JP, Alda MG, Prudent LM. Effect of gravity on volume of placental transfusion: a multicentre, randomised, non-inferiority trial. Lancet. 2014 Jul 19;384(9939):235-40. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(14)60197-5. Epub 2014 Apr 17.
• Background Westhoff G, Cotter AM, Tolosa JE. Prophylactic oxytocin for the third stage of labour to prevent postpartum haemorrhage. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2013 Oct 30;(10):CD001808. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD001808.pub2.
• Background Lalonde A; International Federation of Gynecology and Obstetrics. Prevention and treatment of postpartum hemorrhage in low-resource settings. Int J Gynaecol Obstet. 2012 May;117(2):108-18. doi: 10.1016/j.ijgo.2012.03.001. No abstract available.
• Background Soltani H, Hutchon DR, Poulose TA. Timing of prophylactic uterotonics for the third stage of labour after vaginal birth. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2010 Aug 4;(8):CD006173. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD006173.pub2.
• Background Begley CM, Gyte GM, Devane D, McGuire W, Weeks A. Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour. Cochrane Database Syst Rev. 2015 Mar 2;(3):CD007412. doi: 10.1002/14651858.CD007412.pub4.
• Background Yao AC, Hirvensalo M, Lind J. Placental transfusion-rate and uterine contraction. Lancet. 1968 Feb 24;1(7539):380-3. doi: 10.1016/s0140-6736(68)91352-4. No abstract available.
• Background Farrar D, Airey R, Law GR, Tuffnell D, Cattle B, Duley L. Measuring placental transfusion for term births: weighing babies with cord intact. BJOG. 2011 Jan;118(1):70-5. doi: 10.1111/j.1471-0528.2010.02781.x. Epub 2010 Nov 18.
• Background Trudnowski RJ, Rico RC. Specific gravity of blood and plasma at 4 and 37 degrees C. Clin Chem. 1974 May;20(5):615-6. No abstract available.
• Vain NE, Satragno DS, Gordillo JE, Fernandez AL, Carrolli G, Romero NP, Prudent LM. Postpartum use of oxytocin and volume of placental transfusion: a randomised controlled trial. Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed. 2020 Jan;105(1):14-17. doi: 10.1136/archdischild-2018-316649. Epub 2019 May 9.

Drugs

Indications

No indication recorded.