Deferred Cord Clamping in Very Preterm Triplets and Outcomes: A Retrospective Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

There is a paucity of data with regards to benefits and harms associated with deferred cord clamping (DCC) in triplets. The objective was to compare outcomes of triplets following exposure to DCC in a national cohort admitted to the NICU in Canada with a gestational age of <33 weeks.

Methods

We conducted a retrospective, population-representative, cohort study of triplets born before 33 weeks of gestation in a Canadian NICU. DCC was defined as cord clamping conducted after 30 s of the birth of the neonate. Our primary outcome was survival without neurological injury or late-onset sepsis, and individual outcomes of neonatal survival, severe neurological injury, and late-onset sepsis. We utilized the target trial emulation technique to analyze data considering dis

SUBMITTER: Shah PS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12810966 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature