Parents Perception of giving antenatal consent to include their preterm infant into a randomized controlled trial (RCT)

Aims: RCTs have shown that a slight delay in clamping the cord enables placento-fetal transfusion, which benefits preterm infants greatly by reducing intraventricular hemorrhages and the need for blood transfusion. An ethical problem with performing such study is to obtain consent from parents at a time when they are very vulnerable and stressed. Objective: To evaluate parents perception of including their unborn infant