Objective:To study the effect of delayed umbilical cord ligation on the maternal and infant outcome of full-term vaginal delivery.Methods:A total of 332 cases of parturients and neonates whodelivered vaginal delivery at 6 monthsin our department in 2019 were selected as the control group, andumbilical cord ligation was performed immediately after birth.In 2020, 285 cases ofparturients and neonateswho delivered menstrually andvaginally at 6 months in our department were rucluded in the experimental group. Comparative analysis of the length of the third stage of labor, the amount of vaginal bleeding within 24 hours postpartum, and the blood glucose immediately after birth was conducted. In addition, total bilirubin level, time of umbilical cord stump shedding, and the incidence of complications three days after birth were compared between the two groups.Results:A total of 617 women that gave birth at full-term vaginally and neonates completed the study. There were 285 cases in the experimental group and 332 cases in the control group. The duration of the third stage of labor was(6.41±1.45) minutes in the experimental group and was( 6.02±1.34) minutes in the control group. There was no significant difference in the duration of the third stage of labor between the two groups(P>0.05); 24-hour postpartum bleeding in the experimental group was less than in the control group, being(287.54±112.45) and(328.42±121.96)ml respectively, the difference was statistically significant( P<0.05); the blood glucose immediately after birth in the experimental group was(4.34±0.84) mmol·L-1, which was less than that in the control group(3.92±0.78) mmol·L-1, the difference being statistically significant(P<0.05); the total bilirubin level of newborns in the experimental group on the third day after birth was(6.43±1.44) μmol·L-1, and(6.42±1.43) μmol·L-1 in the control group, the difference was not statistically significant(P>0.05); the neonatal umbilical cord stump shedding time in the experimental group was(8.24±1.92) days, which was shorter than that in the control group(9.48±2.28) days, the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05) ); the incidence of neonatal umbilical complications in the experimental group was 2.10%, which was less than that in the control group(6.62%), and the difference was statistically significant(P<0.05).Conclusion:Delayed umbilical cord ligation has a positive significance in reducing the amount of vaginal bleeding in the 24-hour postpartum period, reducing the incidence of postnatal hypoglycemia, accelerating umbilical cord stump shedding, and reducing umbilical complications. However, its relationship with the occurrence risk of neonatal jaundice should be further investigated. |