To evaluate the effect of placental cord blood drainage in vaginal delivery on the blood loss during third stage of labour. Material and methods: A total of 100 subjects were enrolled. Complete demographic and clinical details of all the subjects was obtained. The participants were low-risk pregnant women bearing a single, full-term live fetus. Following spontaneous vaginal delivery, after delayed cord clamping, a numbered envelope was opened to reveal the woman’s group assignment. Immediately after the birth, all women received two ampoules of 10IU oxytocin intramuscularly as part of routine care provided. After the baby was delivered, the umbilical cord was clamped and severed. Another set of 100 controls not subjected to this procedure were enrolled as control group. All the results were recorded in Microsoft excel sheet and were subjected to statistical analysis. Results: Spontaneous tearing was seen in 70 percent of the subjects of the placental cord drainage group and 76 percent of the subjects of the control group. Non-significant results were obtained while comparing the duration of third stage of labor, blood loss and mean haematocrit 48 hours postpartum among both the study groups. Conclusion: Placental cord drainage had no effect in reducing duration or blood loss during the third stage of labour.