Prevalence and perinatal mortality of cord prolapse and presentation

ABSTRACT

To analyse the prevalence and perinatal mortality in cord prolapse. All cases of cord prolapse managed in gynae unit 3 at Sir Ganga Ram Hospital were identified. From 20 March 2004 to 20 March 2005. 23 patients of cord prolapse and presentation were identified During this time 5408 births took place giving a prevalence of I in 235 total births which comes upto 0.42%. There were 6 cases of cord presentation [0.11%] and 17 cases of cord prolapse [0.31%].19 cases were born alive[82.6%]. There were 4 still births giving a still birth rate of 17.4% or 174/1000 births with cord prolapse and presentation. One neonatal death occurred among 19 live born babies giving a rate of 5.21% or 52.1/1000 live births. The uncorrected perinatal mortality was 217/1000 births or 21.7% with cord prolapse and presentation. Cord prolapse and presentation occur with prevalence of 0.43% The perinatal mortality rate in this series was 21.7% of births with cord prolapse and presentation