UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE

Course overview

UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE IS A CONDITION WHERE THE UMBILICAL CORD EXISTS THE CERVICAL OS BEFORE THE FETAL PRESENTING PART. COMPRESSION OF THE CORD RESULTS IN VASOCONSTRICTION AND RESULTANT FETAL HYPOXIA, WHICH CAN LEAD TO FETAL DEATH OR DISABILITY IF NOT RAPIDLY DIAGNOSED AND MANAGED. THIS ACTIVITY REVIEWS THE DIAGNOSIS AND MANAGEMENT OF PATIENTS WITH UMBILICAL CORD PROLAPSE IN THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT AND HIGHLIGHTS THE ROLE OF EARLY RECOGNITION AND INTERPROFESSIONAL INVOLVEMENT IN IMPROVING PATIENT OUTCOMES.