Cord Prolapse

Management of obstetric emergency.

Reviewed by Dr Kola Tytler MBBS CertHE MBA MRCGP (General Practitioner)
Last reviewed: 21 October 2025
Women's HealthObstetrics

Clinical Guidelines

NICE guideline [NG207]: Inducing labour
National
NICE guideline [NG235]: Intrapartum care: care of healthy women and their babies during childbirth
National
Umbilical Cord Prolapse
National
Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50)
National
Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50) [PDF]
National
ACOG Practice Bulletin No. 106: Intrapartum Fetal Heart Rate Monitoring
Local
Cord Prolapse (2015) - HSE National Clinical Guideline
Local
FIGO consensus guidelines on intrapartum fetal monitoring: Cardiotocography
Local
Guideline for the management of umbilical cord Prolapse - WISDOM
Local
NICE guideline [NG235]: Intrapartum care
Local
Umbilical Cord Prolapse (Green-top Guideline No. 50)
Local