Maybe you've seen the trailer for 'This is going to hurt' BBC First view depicting cord prolapse. Prompted by this dramatised version I thought I would talk about what a cord prolapse is like & what the modern approach to treatment would be.

Want to know more?
https://www.rcog.org.uk/en/patients/patient-leaflets/umbilical-cord-prolapse-in-late-pregnancy/

 https://www.rcog.org.uk/globalassets/documents/guidelines/gtg-50-umbilicalcordprolapse-2014.pdf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xQx3Q_oSKu0

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