title: Umbilical cord prolapse. A contemporary look.
abstract: The true impact of medical intervention for umbilical cord prolapse is unknown. We reviewed all cases of the condition over a nine-year period at Women's Hospital, Los Angeles County-University of Southern California Medical Center, in an attempt to answer this question. The perinatal mortality rate associated with umbilical cord prolapse increased significantly with decreasing levels of medical intervention. No fetal deaths occurred in the hospital.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University of Southern California School of Medicine and Women's Hospital, Los Angeles.
authors.forename: P P
authors.initials: PP
authors.lastname: Koonings
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Paul
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Campbell
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015148:Cardiotocography; D005260:Female; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006771:Hospitals, Maternity; D006801:Humans; D015141:Los Angeles; D008875:Middle Aged; D008991:Monitoring, Physiologic / Q000592:standards; D011247:Pregnancy; D011256:Pregnancy Outcome; D011296:Prenatal Diagnosis / Q000379:methods / Q000592:standards*; D011391:Prolapse / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000401:mortality* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012307:Risk Factors; D014470:Umbilical Cord