ASSOCIATION OF NUCHAL CORD AT TIME OF DELIVERY AND PERINATAL OUTCOME

Davinder Bhardwaj; Rony Chakravarty; Sushil Chawala; Anurag Khera

Volume : VIII, Issue : VIII, August - 2019

ASSOCIATION OF NUCHAL CORD AT TIME OF DELIVERY AND PERINATAL OUTCOME

Davinder Bhardwaj, Rony Chakravarty, Sushil Chawala, Anurag Khera

Abstract :

Aim: to find out the association of intrapartum complications and perinatal outcome in pregnancies with nuchal cord and overall incidence of nuchal cord at the time of delivery. Methods: Perinatal records of 2831 women who delivered were examined retrospectively. Results: In this study, overall incidence of nuchal cord was 26.1% and incidence of tight nuchal cord was 0.56%; 4.2% of babies with nuchal cord required resuscitation and 3.2% of babies with nuchal cord needed to be admitted to NICU. In our study, 4.2% of babies with nuchal cord required resuscitation and in total 3.2% of babies with nuchal cord needed to be admitted to NICU. Nuchal cord frequency increased from 15.6% at 36 weeks to 22.8% at 37 weeks. Conclusions: Perinatal outcomes of pregnancies with nuchal cord were not adversely affected