Delaying the cord clamping by 2 min, significantly improves the hematocrit value at birth and this beneficial effect continues till at least 2nd mo of life.

Probiotic supplementation does not seem to result in significant improvement of feed tolerance in VLBW newborns.

Clinical trials registry -India CTRI/2015/01/005436, www.ctri.nic.in.

DAMA, discharged against medical advice; DIC, disseminated intravascular coagulation; HELIX, Hypothermia for Encephalopathy in Low- and Middle-Income Countries Trial; HIE, hypoxic ischaemic encephalopathy; IP, ice packs; LMIC, low- and middle-income countries; NICHD, National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; PCM, phase changing; TH, therapeutic hypothermia (TH); TOBY, total body hypothermia for neonatal encephalopathy.

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