Amal Y Zaman, Hammad A Fadlalmola, Amani A Mohammed, Huda Hassabelrasool Abedelwahed, Kawther E Mohammed, Ds Veerabhadra Swamy, Murtada M Gabir, Mohammed D Alshahrani, Mohammed A Assiri, Saad A Al-Harthi, Abdulrahman O Altufayl, Mohammed M Aljohani, Fathia H Mohammed, Rasha A Omer, Nasreldeen M Ahmed, Asia S M Ahmed, Dalia A Gaafar, Soad M A Alnassry, Selwa Y Abdeldafi, Mariam Y Elhussain, Egbal A Almkiy
We compare the hematocrit, hemoglobin, need for transfusion, recurrent phototherapy, serum bilirubin level, and serum ferritin at different time frames for the umbilical cord milking (UCM) and delayed cord clamping (DCC) in both full-term and preterm infants. A comprehensive search through various databases aimed to compare UCM and DCC studies until May 2nd, 2023. Cochrane and NIH tools assessed RCTs and cohorts, respectively. Meta-analysis employed Review Manager 5.4 software, calculating MD and RR with 95% CIs for continuous and dichotomous data...
November 30, 2023: African Journal of Reproductive Health