Association Between Blood Volume, the Interval From Delivery to Cord Clamping, and Number of Umbilical Cord Milking

In women allocated to groups of cord blood spontaneous drainage, two clamps will placed at 4 finger breadths from the infant's abdomen and cut between two clamps after delivery of the baby. The clamp on the placental site will be removed and the drainage time and amount of cord blood to a measuring glass will be recored.

In women allocated to groups of cord milking group, two clamps will placed at 4 finger breadths from the newborn's abdomen and cut between two clamps immediately after delivery of the baby. The clamp on the placental site will be removed, then the umbilical cord will be squeezed several times, 5 seconds between each squeezing, to collect cord blood in a measuring glass. The number of cord milking and the volume of blood collected will be recorded.