Factors associated with timing of umbilical cord clamping in tertiary hospital of Nepal

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Table 1 Median (and interquartile range, IQR) and range of cord clamping (CC) times among population subgroups

Subgroup	Median CC time in s (IQR)	p value^a	Range of CC times in s
All deliveries	57 (38, 79)		10–189
Place of birth
MNSC	60 (42, 74)		20–189
Labor room	53 (35, 84)	0.579	10–152
Hospital shift at delivery
Morning (07:00–13:00)	53 (36, 84)		10–189
Evening (13:00–19:00)	55 (35, 74)		20–180
Night (19:00–07:00)	78 (64, 82)	0.056	40–145
AMTSL used
No	61 (53, 64)		22–66
Yes	57 (37, 81)	0.969	10–189
Third stage > 7 min
No	58 (38, 78)		10–180
Yes	54 (36, 90)	0.767	23–189
Maternal blood loss > 100 mL^b
No	55 (35, 80)		10–189
Yes	60 (55, 75)	0.563	25–93
Labor/delivery complications
None	52 (38, 75)		18–180
Any	60 (35, 90)	0.378	10–189
Preterm birth^c
No	56 (38, 76)		10–189
Yes	68 (34, 90)	0.699	20–117
Apgar score < 7 at 1 min:
No	60 (40, 83)		10–189
Yes	51 (35, 78)	0.104	12–152
Interventions to the infant after delivery
None	60 (42, 82)		10–189
Any	38 (28, 60)	0.008	18–152

Labor/delivery complications included breech presentation, fetal distress, premature rupture of membranes, meconium staining, and various degrees of tears and lacerations
Interventions given to the infant included oxygen administration, penguin/bulb suction, electric suction, bag and mask ventilation, vigorous stimulation, and transfer to the Postnatal Baby Unit
MNSC Maternal and Newborn Service Center, AMTSL Uterotonic administration + CCT + Uterine massage
^ap value determined by Kruskal–Wallis test
^bThis variable includes one missing value where maternal blood loss not recorded
^cThis variable includes two missing values where gestational age was not available

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