Cord Prolapse

Management of obstetric emergency.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MSt MRCGP (General Practitioner)

Last reviewed: 21 October 2025

Women's HealthObstetrics

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Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG207]: Inducing labour

NICE guideline [NG235]: Intrapartum care: care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth

Umbilical Cord Prolapse

Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50)

Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50) [PDF]

ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 106: Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring

Cord Prolapse (2015) - HSE National Clinical Guideline

FIGO consensus guidelines on intrapartum fetal monitoring: Cardiotocography

Guideline for the management of umbilical cord Prolapse - WISDOM

NICE guideline [NG235]: Intrapartum care

Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50)