Table 3 Oxygen saturation, heart rate and at 1, 5 and 10 min and Breathing in treatment groups
Cord clamping at < 60 s (N = 670) | Cord clamping at ≥180 s (N = 594) | Mean difference | |
|---|---|---|---|
Oxygen saturation at 1 min | 61.3 ± 5.5 | 79.8 ± 3.5 | −18.4 (− 17.9,-18.9) |
Oxygen saturation at 5 min | 77.9 ± 6.5 | 91.2 ± 3.1 | −13.2 (− 12.6,-13.8) |
Oxygen saturation at 10 min | 87.7 ± 3.4 | 98.0 ± 1.4 | −10.3 (− 10.3,-10.6) |
Heart rate at 1 min | 116.2 ± 4.1 | 106.8 ± 5.8 | 9.4 (10.0, 8.9) |
Heart rate reading at 5 min | 134.3 ± 2.9 | 131.6 ± 4.9 | 2.8 (3.2, 2.4) |
Heart rate reading at 10 min | 136.3 ± 1.9 | 137.2 ± 2.1 | −0.9 (− 0.7,1.1) |
Time of first breath (in seconds) | 14.5 ± 7.6 | 10.4 ± 7.2 | 4.2 (5.0, 3.3) |
Time of regular breathing (in seconds) | 19.0 ± 13.1 | 14.9 ± 13.0 | 4.1 (5.5, 2.7) |
Apgar score at 1 min | 7.4 ± 0.9 | 8.1 ± 0.6 | −0.6 (−0.5, − 0.7) |
Apgar score at 5 min | 9.0 ± 0.6 | 9.1 ± 0.7 | −0.1 (− 0.1, − 0.2) |
Apgar score at 10 min | 9.9 ± 0.3 | 10.0 ± 0.2 | −0.04 (− 0.01, − 0.1) |