Background: To clarify whether the use of balloons for cervical ripening is associated with the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse. Methods: A postal questionnaire survey was distributed in Japan. Cases of umbilical cord prolapse occurring during labor in association with the use of balloons for cervical ripening between 2007 and 2011 in Japan were analyzed. Results: Answers from 942 institut...

BACKGROUND To clarify whether the use of balloons for cervical ripening is associated with the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse. METHODS A postal questionnaire survey was distributed in Japan. Cases of umbilical cord prolapse occurring during labor in association with the use of balloons for cervical ripening between 2007 and 2011 in Japan were analyzed. RESULTS Answers from 942 institu...

objectives: considering the rarity of umbilical cord prolapse (ucp) and lack of accurate data about the risk factors and health outcomes, we aimed to evaluate cases of cesarean section (cs) due to ucp in order to reduce treatment costs and provide information about the mortality and morbidity associated with this condition.patients & methods: of 35,259 cases of cs performed in four hospitals du...

AIM The goal of this study was to identify risk factors associated with umbilical cord prolapse and to document the perinatal outcome of cases of cord prolapse. MATERIALS AND METHODS During the period of the study (from July 1, 2001 and June 30, 2007), forty-six cases of umbilical cord prolapse were identified from the labor ward record and analyzed retrospectively. Associations between cord ...

CONTEXT Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency associated with high perinatal morbidity and mortality unless prompt delivery by the fastest and safest route is carried out. OBJECTIVES To determine the incidence of umbilical cord prolapse, predisposing factors, and fetal outcome. STUDY DESIGN, SETTING AND SUBJECTS A 20 year retrospective study of all women who presented with umbil...

Objective: Umbilical cord prolapse is a rare event complicating 0.17%–0.62% of all pregnancies. Funic presentation known risk factor for umbilical prolapse. Currently, there no strategy to prevent in patients with funic presentation. The novel technique used placement late cervical cerclage create mechanical barrier and an Methods: Six sonographically detected were included the study. was defin...

We present here a case of fore-lying of the umbilical cord. In this case, transvaginal sonography did not reveal the umbilical cord beyond the fetal head before maternal urination; however, 5 minute later, a fore-lying umbilical cord was revealed between the floating fetal head and the uterine cervix after urination. The present case indicates the importance of careful evaluation of preterm pre...

Cord prolapse is a condition in which the umbilical cord comes ahead of the presenting part. Fetal demise occurs as a consequence of the compression of the cord by the presenting part. We conducted this study to determine profile of pregnancy and its outcome at the Central Hospital Yaounde, Cameroon. This was an observational, descriptive and retrospective study of deliveries complicated by cor...