Risk Factors
Potential predisposing risk factors include:
- Premature rupture of the amniotic sac
- polyhydramnios (having a large volume of amniotic fluid). The cord may be forced out with the more forceful gush of waters.
- long umbilical cord
- fetal malpresentation
- multiparity
- multiple gestation
Read more about this topic: Umbilical Cord Prolapse
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