Umbilical Cord Management in Late Preterm and Term Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: The study aimed to compare the effects of three different methods of umbilical cord management on hematological parameters in term and late-preterm infants.

Study Design: A randomized controlled trial comparing intact-umbilical cord milking (I-UCM) with cut-umbilical cord milking (C-UCM) and immediate cord clamping (ICC) in neonates born >35 weeks' gestation.

Results: A total of 587 infants were evaluated.

Factors that influence morbidity and mortality in severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count syndrome.

Objective: To evaluate the prognostic factors affecting morbidity and mortality in severe preeclampsia, eclampsia and hemolysis, elevated liver enzymes, and low platelet count (HELLP) syndrome cases.

Methods: We retrospectively evaluated, 2245 cases who delivered in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, Cukurova University, Turkey between January and December 2002. Ninety-three cases had severe preeclampsia, 26 cases eclampsia, 19 cases HELLP syndrome, and 6 cases with eclampsia and HELLP syndrome were included in this study.