Effect of Milking Maneuver in Preterm Infants: A Randomized Controlled Trial.

Objective: To assess the short and medium-term effects of milking maneuver (MM) compared with early cord clamping for infants born before 37 weeks of pregnancy.

Material And Methods: 138 infants between 24+0 and 36+6 weeks of gestation were allocated to MM or early cord clamping. Primary outcomes were the requirement of red blood cell transfusions or phototherapy.

Delivery after external cephalic version, is there an increased rate of cesarian section?

Background: The aim of this study was to compare the obstetric outcomes after successful external cephalic version (cases) with a group of pregnant women with a spontaneous cephalic fetal position at delivery (controls).

Methods: Retrospective review of the cohort of study was performed at the University Hospital of Getafe (Madrid, Spain) between January 2012 and January 2013.

Sample Population: 1516 patients (48 cases; 1468 controls).