Umbilical cord prolapse.
Filling the bladder with 400--500 ml of saline displaces the presenting part and relieves pressure on the prolapsed umbilical cord. With this method there were no perinatal deaths in 24 patients with prolpsed cord, although the average interval between diagnosis and delivery was 65,0 minutes. This method has several advantages over other first-aid measures to relieve pressure on the prolapsed cord.
D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011391:Prolapse; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000503:physiopathology*