Trial reportBMC research notes2018
Factors associated with timing of umbilical cord clamping in tertiary hospital of Nepal.
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9 citing papers in PubMed, 25 citations in OpenAlex.
- Timing of umbilical cord clamping and its predictors among neonates in Northeast Ethiopia: a multicenter prospective observational study.Maternal health, neonatology and perinatology · 2026Article
- Delayed Cord Clamping Practice in the Delivery Rooms of a Regional Referral Hospital and Two Lower Health Centres in Uganda: A Facility-Based Cross-Sectional Study.Pediatric health, medicine and therapeutics · 2026Article
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- Determinants of nurse-midwives' compliance with delayed cord clamping in primary and secondary health facilities, Tanga Region: A cross-sectional study.PLOS global public health · 2025Article
- Impact of the Timing of Umbilical Cord Clamping on Maternal and Neonatal Outcomes in Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2024Article
- An assessment of immediate newborn care readiness and availability in Nepal.Global health action · 2023Observational
- Implementation of Delayed Cord Clamping in public health facilities: a case study from India.BMC pregnancy and childbirth · 2022Article
- Factors associated with umbilical cord clamping in term newborns.Revista da Escola de Enfermagem da U S P · 2022Article
- Predictors for timely initiation of breastfeeding after birth in the hospitals of Nepal- a prospective observational study.International breastfeeding journal · 2021Observational
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5 authors at 2 institutions in 3 countries.
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Abstract
objectiveDelayed umbilical cord clamping (DCC) (≥ 60 s) is recognized to improve iron status and neurodevelopment compared to early umbilical cord clamping. The aim of this study is to identify current umbilical cord clamping practice and factors determining the timing of clamping in a low-resource setting where prevalence of anemia in infants is high.
resultsA cross-sectional study design including 128 observations of clinical practice in a tertiary-level maternity hospital in Kathmandu, Nepal. Overall 48% of infants received DCC. The mean and median cord clamping times were 61 ± 33 and 57 (38-79) s, respectively. Univariate analysis showed that infants born during the night shift were five times more likely to receive DCC (OR 5.6, 95% CI 1.4-38.0). Additionally, infants born after an obstetric complication were 2.5 times more likely to receive DCC (OR 2.5, 95% CI 1.2-5.3), and babies requiring ventilation had a 65% lower likelihood of receiving DCC (OR 0.35, 95% CI 0.13-0.88). Despite the existence of standard protocols for cord clamping and its proven benefit, the lack of uniformity in the timing of cord clamping reveals poor translation of clinical guidelines into clinical practice. Clinical trial registration ISRCTN97846009.
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