![]() ![]() Peripheral blood CD34 percentage as a measure of hematopoietic stem cell transfusion was the primary outcome. Methods: Preterm neonates, <34 weeks' gestation, born to mothers with evidence of placental insufficiency that underwent UCM (PI+UCM group) were compared with historical controls whose umbilical stumps were immediately clamped in a case-control study. Objective: To study the effect of UCM in preterm neonates who had ante-natal evidence of placental insufficiency on peripheral blood cluster of differentiation 34 (CD34) percentage, hematological indices, and clinical outcomes. 5Departement of Clinical Pathology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egyptīackground: Data is still lacking about the expediency of umbilical cord milking (UCM) in preterm neonates born to mothers with placental insufficiency (PI).4Hematology Unit, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.3Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt.2Departement of Pediatrics, Faculty of Medicine, University of Mansoura, Mansoura, Egypt.1Neonatal Intensive Care Unit, Mansoura University Children's Hospital, Mansoura, Egypt.Mohammed Nagy 1, Nehad Nasef 1,2, Ahmed Gibreel 3, Mohamed Sarhan 2,4, Hoda Aldomiaty 2,4, Mohammed Darwish 5 and Islam Nour 1,2 *
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