M. N. Chika

Umbilical Cord Prolapse and Perinatal Outcomes in a Tertiary Hospital in Yenagoa, South-South Nigeria: A 5-Year Review

P. C. Oriji, D. O. Allagoa, D. C. Briggs, M. N. Chika, A. E. Ubom, C. E. Unachukwu & G. Atemie · Asian Journal of Medicine and Health · 2021

Background: Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency when the foetus is still alive, and it is associated with high foetal morbidity and mortality. If umbilical cord prolapse occurs outside the hospital, mortality rate can be as high as 44% – 70%, and as low as 3% when i...