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Placental transfusion in preterm neonates of 30-33 weeks' gestation: a randomized controlled trial
Bikramjit Das1,2, Venkataseshan Sundaram3, William Tarnow-Mordi4
1Division of Neonatology, Department of Pediatrics, Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, India.
Objectives:
To compare effect of placental transfusion by delayed cord clamping (DCC) or cord milking (CM) with early cord clamping (ECC) on a composite of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks' post-menstrual age (PMA) and 24-30 months' chronological age in neonates of 30-33 weeks' gestation.
Study Design:
Randomized, controlled trial.
Outcomes:
A composite of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA and survival free of neurodevelopmental abnormalities at 24-30 months' chronological age.
Results:
A total of 461 neonates were randomized to placental transfusion (n = 233) or to ECC (n = 228). Among those assigned to placental transfusion group, 173 underwent DCC while in the remaining 60, CM was done. Incidence of mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA (43 (18%) vs 35 (15%), RR (95% CI) 1.2 (0.8, 1.8), p = 0.4) and survival free of neurodevelopmental impairment at 24-30 months of chronological age (99 (47%) vs. 100 (50%); RR (95% CI): 0.9 (0.8, 1.2); P = 0.9) was similar between the study groups. The placental transfusion group showed a trend towards lower incidence of necrotizing enterocolitis.
Conclusion:
In 30-33 weeks' gestation preterm neonates, placental transfusion as compared to early cord clamping resulted in similar mortality or abnormal neurological status at 40 weeks PMA and at 24-30 months of chronological age.