PREVALENCE OF NUCHAL CORD IN CEPHALIC VERSUS BREECH PRESENTATION

: Objective: To determine the prevalence of Nuchal cord in Cephalic Versus Breech presentation in Pakistani women. Study design: Cross sectional validation study. Place of Department of Diagnostic Radiology, Fauji Foundation Hospital, Bedian Road, Lahore cantt from1 st April 2018 to 31 Aug 2018. Material and Methods: The study was conducted on Color Doppler assessment of 100 x second/ third trimester obstetric ultrasound examinations with fetuses in Cephalic presentation and 100 cases in Breech presentation, who reported for routine obstetric examinations irrespective of ethnicity. Results: The prevalence rate of Nuchal cord in Cephalic presentation in Pakistani population was 56 % as compared to low prevalence rate of 33 % in Breech presentation. Conclusion: Our study found high prevalence rate of 56% of Nuchal cord in Cephalic presentation in Pakistani population as compared to low prevalence rate of 33 % of Nuchal cord in Breech presentation.

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