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

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Table 2 Subgroup analyses for early compared to delayed cord clamping and odds ratios (OR) of delayed cord clamping (≥ 60 s) among subgroups

Subgroup	Early cord clamping % (n/N)	Delayed cord clamping % (n/N)	OR (95% CI)^a
Labor/delivery characteristics
Delivered in labor room (high-risk)	51 (34/67)	41 (25/61)	0.67 (0.33–1.35)
Night shift	3 (2/67)	15 (9/61)	5.62 (1.38–38.0)
AMTSL used	97 (65/67)	93 (57/61)	0.44 (0.06–2.33)
Length of third stage > 7 min	19 (13/67)	18 (11/61)	0.91 (0.37–2.23)
Maternal blood loss > 100 mL^b	6 (4/66)	16 (10/61)	3.04 (0.95–11.6)
Obstetric complication during delivery	25 (17/67)	46 (28/61)	2.50 (1.19–5.34)
Infant characteristics
Preterm birth^c	7 (5/67)	12 (7/59)	1.67 (0.50–5.93)
Apgar score < 7 at 1 min	61 (41/67)	51 (31/61)	0.66 (0.32–1.32)
Any intervention to the infant	27 (18/67)	11 (7/61)	0.35 (0.13–0.88)

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
Active Management of Third Stage of Labor (AMTSL) = Uterotonic administration + CCT + Uterine massage
n number of cases where characteristic is yes, N sample size
^aCrude odds ratio from univariate logistic regression model
^bThis variable excludes one case where maternal blood loss not recorded (remaining n = 127)
^cThis variable includes two missing values where gestational age was not available

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