IMR Press / CEOG / Volume 37 / Issue 2 / pii/1630630030568-1385360039

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Original Research
Umbilical cord prolapse in the southeast region of Turkey: evaluation of 79 cases
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1 Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Dicle University School of Medicine (Turkey)
Clin. Exp. Obstet. Gynecol. 2010, 37(2), 141–143;
Published: 10 June 2010
Abstract

Objective: The aim of the study was to determine the risk factors and perinatal outcomes of umbilical cord prolapse (UCP). Material and Methods: This study was performed at Dicle University between January 2000 and December 2008 on 79 cases in which deliveries were complicated by umbilical cord prolapse. Results: 0.36% of all deliveries were complicated by umbilical cord prolapse. The presentation of the fetuses were as follows: vertex, breech and transverse lie and foot presentation. Thirty-four (43%) fetuses with UCP had a fetal weight of ≤ 2500 g as compared with nine (9%) for fetuses in the control group (p < 0.05). Mothers in the study group were 1.3 times more likely to be multiparas than the control group (p = 0.16) Cesarean section was performed in 76 cases (96.2%) and there were nine (11.3%) perinatal deaths. Conclusion: Umbilical cord prolapse is a risk factor of perinatal morbidity and mortality. Fetal weight ≤ 2500 and abnormal fetal presentation are associated with increased risk of umbilical cord prolapse. Cesarean section resulted in a significantly decreased risk of perinatal mortality.
Keywords
Umbilical cord prolapse
Cesarean
Perinatal mortality
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