Outcome for the women
| Clamp ≥2 min+neonatal care with cord intact | Clamp ≤20 s+neonatal care after clamping | |
| n=130 | n=124 | |
| Blood loss at birth | ||
| ≥500 mL | 58 (45%) | 59 (48%) |
| ≥1000 mL | 11 (8%) | 13 (10%) |
| For vaginal births* | ||
| manual removal of placenta | 5 (10%) | 6 (11%) |
| Third stage>30 min | 4 (8%) | 6 (11%) |
| Blood transfusion | 5 (4%) | 3 (2%) |
| Postpartum infection+parenteral antibiotics | 34 (26%) | 29 (23%) |
| Fever >38°C | 8 (6%) | 5 (4%) |
| Duration of hospital stay (days) median (IQR) | 4 (2, 6) | 4 (2, 6) |
| Expressing/breast feeding at discharge† | 121 (96%) | 111 (93%) |
*n=48 clamping ≥2 min; n=57 clamping ≤20 s.
†For women whose babies were alive at time of their discharge, n=126 clamping ≥2 min; n=120 clamping ≤20 s.