Clamp ≥2 min+neonatal care with cord intact (n=135) | Clamp ≤20 s+neonatal care after clamping (n=134) | |||||
Beside mother | Away from mother | Total | Beside mother | Away from mother | Total | |
Baby in plastic bag/sheet | 100* | 15 | 115 (85%) | 41* | 67 | 108 (81%) |
Mask ventilation | 68 | 32 | 100 (74%) | 14 | 89 | 105† (78%) |
Supplemental oxygen | 46 | 38 | 84 (62%) | 9 | 79 | 89‡ (66%) |
Airway suction | 39 | 36 | 75 (56%) | 10 | 76 | 87‡ (65%) |
Successful intubation | 38 | 40 | 78 (58%) | 10 | 77 | 87 (65%) |
Surfactant | 28 | 39 | 67 (50%) | 9 | 66 | 75 (56%) |
Attempted, unsuccessful intubation | 20 | 15 | 35 (26%) | 5 | 33 | 38 (28%) |
Continuous positive airway pressure | 27 | 17 | 44 (33%) | – | 34 | 34 (25%) |
Cardiac massage | 3 | 3 | 6 (4%) | 3 | 7 | 10 (7%) |
Umbilical venous catheterisation | 1 | 2 | 3 (2%) | – | 6 | 6 (4%) |
Other | – | 1§ | 1 (1%) | – | – | – |
*Placed in plastic bag beside mother, received all other care at roomside; n=14 clamp ≥2 min, n=26 clamp ≤20 s.
†Location not known for two.
‡Location not known for one.
§Packed cell transfusion.