During the study period, there were 10,180 deliveries,
out of which 38 cases of cord prolapse were seen, giving an
incidence of 0.37%. Highest incidence occurred in women ≥ 30
years. Of all cases, 81.6% (31/38) were multiparous compared to
controls (P=0.05). Thirty of the 38 women (78.9%) were unbooked
compared with 10.5% (8/76) in the control group and this was
statistically significant (P=0.00). Thirty one (81.6%) cases occurred
during labor while only 7 (18.4%) occurred in women when they
were not in labor. Up to 36.8% of patients significantly had fetus
with birth weight