Table 1.

Obstetrical characteristics of the study population (N = 540)

ResultNo. with data available
Gestational age at enrollment, wk, mean (range) 31 (7.3-41.4) 487  
Gestational age at delivery, wk, mean (range) 38.9 (29-42) 470  
Time from enrollment to delivery, wk, mean (range) 10.4 (0-30.9) 476 
Self-identified “community” vs “academic” hospital, % 74 400  
Obstetrical emergency compromising cord blood banking, no. (%) 7 (1.3) 540  
Maternal temperature above 38.5 °C, no. (%) 10 (2) 456  
Cesarean delivery, no. (%) 102 (22) 465  
More than 24 h labor, no. (%) 13 (3) 454  
Rupture of membranes after more than 24 h, no. (%) 12 (3) 374  
Nuchal cord, no. (%) 63 (19) 337 
CB drawn for hospital screening tests  345  
 No. (%) 34 (10)  
 Mean amount drawn, mL (range) 8 (2-16)  
Some cord blood spilled prior to collection, no. (%) 40 (16) 257  
Infant's sex male, no. (%) 195 (49) 400  
Infant's birth weight, g, mean ± SD (range)  3420 ± 591 (963-4770) 275 
Apgar score at 1 min, mean ± SD (range)   8.1 ± 1.2 (1-10) 398  
Apgar score at 5 min, mean ± SD (range)   8.8 ± 0.6 (4-10) 468 
ResultNo. with data available
Gestational age at enrollment, wk, mean (range) 31 (7.3-41.4) 487  
Gestational age at delivery, wk, mean (range) 38.9 (29-42) 470  
Time from enrollment to delivery, wk, mean (range) 10.4 (0-30.9) 476 
Self-identified “community” vs “academic” hospital, % 74 400  
Obstetrical emergency compromising cord blood banking, no. (%) 7 (1.3) 540  
Maternal temperature above 38.5 °C, no. (%) 10 (2) 456  
Cesarean delivery, no. (%) 102 (22) 465  
More than 24 h labor, no. (%) 13 (3) 454  
Rupture of membranes after more than 24 h, no. (%) 12 (3) 374  
Nuchal cord, no. (%) 63 (19) 337 
CB drawn for hospital screening tests  345  
 No. (%) 34 (10)  
 Mean amount drawn, mL (range) 8 (2-16)  
Some cord blood spilled prior to collection, no. (%) 40 (16) 257  
Infant's sex male, no. (%) 195 (49) 400  
Infant's birth weight, g, mean ± SD (range)  3420 ± 591 (963-4770) 275 
Apgar score at 1 min, mean ± SD (range)   8.1 ± 1.2 (1-10) 398  
Apgar score at 5 min, mean ± SD (range)   8.8 ± 0.6 (4-10) 468 

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