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Maternal satisfaction during birth has gained significant importance in recent years.
If you are an expectant mother, it would be your utmost priority to keep the childbirth process as comfortable as possible while simultaneously ensuring the safety of the newborn.
A recent clinical trial has aimed to measure the effect of umbilical cord clamping time on maternal satisfaction during childbirth.
Clamping of the umbilical cord is part of the third stage of delivery. Delayed umbilical cord clamping has become a popular trend in recent years. It is a practice that involves postponing the clamping of the umbilical cord for a few minutes after the baby is born.
This is in contrast to the traditional practice of immediate cord clamping, which involves cutting the cord immediately after the baby is born. Delayed cord clamping (DCC) is recommended due to its contribution to the prevention of anemia in newborns. However, the effects of DCC on maternal satisfaction during birth are debated as strong clinical data on this topic is lacking.
A recent clinical trial has sought to examine the impact of delayed umbilical cord clamping on maternal satisfaction.
The clinical study examined the data of 198 women who gave birth by normal vaginal delivery. The women were divided into two groups: those who had immediate cord clamping (within a minute of birth) and those who had delayed cord clamping (beyond the first minute after delivery of the baby or until the cessation of pulsations in the umbilical cord). Birth satisfaction was measured with the help of the Mackey Childbirth Satisfaction Rating Scale.
The results of the clinical trial showed that the average degree of satisfaction among the mothers in both groups was 4.55 out of 5. There was no significant difference between the average satisfaction scores of both groups of mothers.