Impact of a prenatally diagnosed nuchal cord on obstetrical outcome in an unselected population.

Objective: Evaluate the outcome of prenatally diagnosed nuchal cord.

Methods: A retrospective study on all cases of prenatally diagnosed nuchal cord. Study end points were gestational age at delivery, intrapartum fetal heart rate (FHR) abnormalities, mode of delivery, intrauterine fetal growth retardation (IUGR), intrauterine fetal demise (IUFD), and the rate of labor induction.