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Title: [Epidemiology and clinical value of true umbilical cord knots]. Author: Joura EA, Zeisler H, Sator MO. Journal: Wien Klin Wochenschr; 1998 Mar 27; 110(6):232-5. PubMed ID: 9586149. Abstract: OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the epidemiology of true knots of the umbilical cord and their impact on pregnancy outcome. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 22531 singleton deliveries were included in this retrospective study (1976-1994). Newborns with malformations were excluded. The database of the 2nd Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Vienna University Hospital was analyzed. RESULTS: The incidence of true knots was 1.27% (n = 286). Multiparous women are more likely to give birth to a child with a true knot of the umbilical cord than primiparae (1.52% vs. 1.01%, P < 0.001). Male fetuses are more frequently affected than females (1.49% vs. 1.04%, P = 0.01). Duration of pregnancy, fetal weight, presentation and mode of delivery are not significantly influenced by umbilical knots. Fetal acidosis (pH < 7.10) was more common in the cohort with true knots as compared with the controls (8.33% vs. 4.03%, P < 0.01). Apgar score and transfer rate to a neonatal unit were not influenced. Still-births were more common in the cohort with umbilical knots (1.7% vs. 0.6%, P < 0.05); there was no neonatal death in the cohort with true knots, however. CONCLUSION: A fetus with a true knot of the umbilical cord is at risk for fetal death. During labour umbilical knots have no adverse effect on pregnancy outcome.[Abstract] [Full Text] [Related] [New Search]