Table 2 Response to Question 1, overall and according to factors that might influence experience
‘If time suddenly went backwards, and you had to do it all over again, would you agree to participate in the Cord Pilot Trial?’ | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
First (at 4–8 weeks) | Second (at 1 year) | |||||||||
Definitely no | Probably no | Not sure | Probably yes | Definitely yes | Definitely no | Probably no | Not sure | Probably yes | Definitely yes | |
Total | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 9 (5%) | 36 (20%) | 131 (73%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 6 (5%) | 19 (15%) | 103 (79%) |
Clamping after ≥ 2 min + neonatal care with cord intact | 1 (1%) | – | 3 (3%) | 17 (18%) | 75 (78%) | – | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 11 (13%) | 69 (84%) |
Clamping ≤ 20 s + neonatal care after clamping | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (7%) | 19 (23%) | 56 (67%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 5 (10%) | 8 (16%) | 34 (69%) |
Gestation at birth (weeks) < 26 | – | 1 (4%) | 1 (4%) | 3 (13%) | 18 (78%) | – | – | 1 (7%) | 3 (20%) | 11 (73%) |
26+ 0–27+ 6 | – | – | 2 (5%) | 8 (22%) | 27 (73%) | – | 1 (4%) | – | 2 (9%) | 20 (87%) |
28+ 0–29+ 6 | 1 (2%) | – | 2 (3%) | 17 (29%) | 39 (66%) | 1 (2%) | – | 1 (2%) | 9 (21%) | 31 (74%) |
30+ 0 –31+ 6 | 1 (2%) | – | 4 (7%) | 8 (14%) | 45 (78%) | – | 1 (2%) | 3 (6%) | 5 (11%) | 38 (81%) |
≥ 32 | – | – | – | – | 2 (100%) | – | – | 1 (25%) | – | 3 (75%) |
Consent pathway | ||||||||||
usual one-stage | 2 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (4%) | 28 (21%) | 99 (73%) | 1 (1%) | 2 (2%) | 6 (6%) | 8 (8%) | 81 (83%) |
two-stage | – | – | 3 (7%) | 8 (19%) | 32 (74%) | – | – | – | 11 (33%) | 22 (67%) |
Age at trial entry (years) < 20 | – | – | 1 (11%) | 3 (33%) | 5 (56%) | – | – | 1 (50%) | – | 1 (50%) |
20–24 | – | – | 1 (4%) | 5 (19%) | 20 (77%) | – | – | 1 (6%) | 4 (24%) | 12 (71%) |
25–29 | – | 1 (3%) | 2 (5%) | 4 (11%) | 31 (82%) | – | 1 (4%) | 2 (8%) | 1 (4%) | 21 (84%) |
30–34 | 2 (3%) | – | 4 (6%) | 15 (22%) | 47 (69%) | – | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 8 (15%) | 43 (81%) |
35–39 | – | – | – | 7 (26%) | 20 (74%) | – | – | – | 5 (22%) | 18 (78%) |
≥ 40 | – | – | 1 (9%) | 2 (18%) | 8 (73%) | 1 (9%) | – | 1 (9%) | 1 (9%) | 8 (73%) |
Blood loss at birth (ml) 0–499 | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (4%) | 18 (20%) | 65 (73%) | – | – | 5 (8%) | 10 (16%) | 48 (76%) |
500–999 | – | – | 4 (6%) | 16 (23%) | 51 (72%) | – | 2 (4%) | 1 (2%) | 7 (13%) | 44 (81%) |
≥ 1000 | 1 (5%) | – | 1 (5%) | 2 (11%) | 15 (79%) | 1 (7%) | – | – | 2 (14%) | 11 (79%) |
For baby, length of stay > 6 weeks | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 4 (3%) | 27 (21%) | 95 (74%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 3 (3%) | 13 (15%) | 69 (79%) |
Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale depression score ≥ 8 | 1 (2%) | – | 6 (12%) | 9 (17%) | 36 (69%) | – | – | – | 5 (20%) | 20 (80%) |
Baby died before questionnaire completed (including stillbirths) | – | – | 1 (25%) | 1 (25%) | 2 (50%) | – | – | – | 1 (25%) | 3 (75%) |
Questionnaire completed after reminder | 2 (2%) | – | 3 (4%) | 17 (21%) | 59 (73%) | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 6 (7%) | 14 (17%) | 60 (73%) |
Recruited period | ||||||||||
First year (feasibility phase) | 1 (1%) | – | 4 (5%) | 19 (22%) | 62 (72%) | – | 1 (1%) | 5 (7%) | 10 (14%) | 54 (77%) |
Second year | 1 (1%) | 1 (1%) | 5 (5%) | 17 (18%) | 69 (74%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 1 (2%) | 9 (15%) | 49 (80%) |