Tag Archives: Milking the Umbilical Cord

Time to open the DOOR

Posted on 17 January 2024 by Keith Barrington

I have written many times about the problems with classical composite outcomes in neonatal research. “Death or BPD”, “death or NDI”, or sometimes “death or NEC or Sepsis or BPD or severe IVH” have been used as a way of … Continue reading →

Umbilical cord management at birth for preterm infants

Posted on 24 November 2023 by Keith Barrington

The Lancet just published back-to-back articles from the iCOMP collaborative reporting the results of the Individual Patient Data Meta-analysis of trials of differing cord management techniques in preterm infants. There were 48 trials with a total of 7000 patients in … Continue reading →

Posted in Neonatal Research | Tagged Delayed Cord Clamping, Milking the Umbilical Cord, Network Meta-Analysis, Randomized Controlled Trials, Systematic Reviews | 1 Comment

Cord milking and resuscitation, an alternative?

Posted on 2 September 2022 by Keith Barrington

My recent posts about resuscitation with an intact cord were rapidly followed by a publication of another multicentre randomized controlled trial, this time a cluster randomized crossover trial, of cord milking in babies who needed intervention. (Katheria AC, et al. … Continue reading →