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The Effect of Placental Cord Drainage on the Third Stage of Labor and the Amount of Postpartum Bleeding
Led by Saglik Bilimleri Universitesi Gulhane Tip Fakultesi · Updated on 2025-12-12
80
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
32 weeks
Total Duration
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AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The aim of the study was to evaluate the effect of controlled placental cord drainage by opening the clamp at the maternal end after the umbilical cord is cut during birth on the duration of the third stage of labor (departure of the placenta), the amount of blood loss in the third stage, the amount of bleeding in the 2nd hour postpartum, and the development of postpartum complications.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
The Effect of Placental Cord Drainage on the Third Stage of Labor and the Amount of Postpartum Bleeding
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- No problem speaking and understanding Turkish
- Low-risk pregnant women
- Vertex presentation
- 37-41st weeks of gestation
- No complications in mother or baby that prevent normal birth
- Pain score less than 3 at study admission indicating low pain and good decision-making ability
You will not qualify if you...
- History of postpartum hemorrhage in participant or her mother or sister
- Birth interval less than 2 years
- Use of anticoagulants during pregnancy
- Smoking during pregnancy
- Low hemoglobin values (Hb < 11 g/dL)
- Hematocrit less than 30
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
Zonguldak Maternity and Child Diseases Hospital
Zonguldak, Zonguldak/Centre, Turkey (Türkiye), 67030
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Research Team
S
Sinem GÜLTEKİN, Phd
CONTACT
N
Nazan KARAHAN, Prof. Dr.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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