BACKGROUND Traditionally, the umbilical cord is clamped and cut immediately after the delivery of the baby to aid neonatal resuscitation and reduce the incidence of post-partum haemorrhage. This practice of immediate cord clamping(ICC) is however being questioned; as delayed cord clamping(DCC) has been reported to increase neonatal haematocrits and iron stores, even into early infanthood with an accompanying improvement in neurocognitive development. Meanwhile, anaemia has remained a public health concern in the LMICS; especially among children and pregnant women. DCC is being advocated as a safe policy that can reduce the incidence of neonatal and early childhood anaemia and iron deficiency. OBJECTIVES To compare the effects of ICC and DCC on neonatal, post-natal and maternal outcomes among parturients in Abeokuta, Nigeria. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY This was an open label RCT that involved 304 eligible pregnant women with singleton cephalicpresenting foetuses, who had vaginal delivery at term in the labour ward of the SSH, Abeokuta. They were randomised into two groups- 152 mother-baby pairs each into the ICC (i.e. CC within 30seconds) and DCC group (i.e. CC at 2minutes). Allotment into groups was done at presentation in labour. The babies were assessed for preductal SPO2 at 1, 5 and 10minutes as well as haematocrit, serum ferritin and bilirubin at 48 hours of life. The mothers were assessed for pre-delivery haematocrit and serum ferritin; VEBL, 48-hr post-partum haematocrit and serum ferritin. The mother-infant’s pair were reassessed for haematocrit and serum ferritin at 6-wk-post-natal visit.