An Observational Study on Evaluation of Postnatal Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and its Association with Selected Maternal Factors and Fetal Outcome
Abstract: Introduction: The factors contributing to the origin of umbilical cord coils, that is yet to be answered. The present study was undertaken to calculate the umbilical cord coiling index (UCI) postnatally in pregnant patients to identify the association with maternal high -risk factors of pregnancy and perinatal morbidity and mortality which will help in correlating maternal high-risk factors and fetal outcomes with UCI and thus can prove to be a valuable USG marker on the basis of present evidence gathered from this study. Materials and Method: 250 antenatal cases including preterm, term and post term coming to the Hospital who underwent vaginal delivery were studied. After delivery of the baby, umbilical cord coiling index (UCI) was calculated. This was further correlated with maternal high-risk factor (if any) and foetal outcome. A p value of
Keywords: Umbilical cord coiling index (UCI), Perinatal outcome, Pre-eclampsia, Oligohydramnios
How to Cite?: Dr. Vaishali Kothari, Dr. Sarita Dheeraj, "An Observational Study on Evaluation of Postnatal Umbilical Cord Coiling Index and its Association with Selected Maternal Factors and Fetal Outcome", Volume 13 Issue 1, January 2024, International Journal of Science and Research (IJSR), Pages: 75-81, https://www.ijsr.net/getabstract.php?paperid=MR231230172232, DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.21275/MR231230172232