RT Journal Article
T1 Effects of cord milking in late preterm infants and full-term infants: A systematic review and meta-analysis
A1 Ortiz Esquinas, Inmaculada
A1 Rodríguez Almagro, Julián Javier
A1 Gómez Salgado, Juan
A1 Ballesta Castillejos, Ana
AB Background: Umbilical cord milking (UCM) consists of performing several milkingsof the cord from the placenta to the newborn. The objective was to evaluate theeffects of UCM on newborns ≥34 weeks’ gestation.Methods: Searches were conducted in MEDLINE, EMBASE, CINAHL, theCochrane Database of Clinical Trials, and the clinicaltrails.gov database for randomizedclinical trials (RCT), with no time or language restrictions, and for articlesthat compared UCM with other strategies. The main results were initial hemoglobinand hemoglobin after 6 weeks. The data were collected by two reviewers and thequality of the studies was assessed using the Cochrane Manual methodology.Results: The sample included 1845 newborns in 10 RCTs. The use of UCMin ≥34 weeks’ gestation newborns was not related to initial hemoglobin levels(pooled weighted mean difference: (PWMD = 0.40 g/L [−0.16 to 0.95]) or after6 weeks (PWMD = 0.07 g/L [−0.29 to 0.27]). A reduction in hemoglobin levelswas also observed at 6 weeks when the control group had undergone late clamping(PWDM = 0.16g/L [−0.26 to −0.06]).Conclusions: UCM produced no differences in hematologic variables for newbornswith ≥34 weeks of gestation relative to controls. However, a slight decrease in hemoglobinlevels is observed at 6 weeks when the control group is made up of newbornswith late clamping.
PB Wiley
SN 1523-536X
YR 2020
FD 2020-08
LK http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18937
UL http://hdl.handle.net/10272/18937
LA eng
NO Ortiz Esquinas, I., Rodríguez Almagro, J., Gómez Salgado, J. ... Ballesta Castillejos, A. (2020). Effects of cord milking in late preterm infants and full‐term infants: A systematic review and meta‐analysis. Birth, 47(3), 259–269. DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12500
DS Repositorio Institucional de la Universidad de Huelva
RD 13 jun 2026