“…Prolapse of the cord leads to compression and/or spasm of the fetal vessels from contact irritation and local temperature changes and may result to fetal circulatory compromise, fetal hypoxia, acidosis, brain damage, and intrauterine fetal or early neonatal death (1,2). Incidence in live births is reported as 0.16 to 0.18 percent in large studies (2,3). The incidence is reported as 0.47% in 16,874 live births at a study from Turkey and they reported that fetal abnormal presentation, multiparity, low birth weight, prematurity, polyhydramnios, and spontaneous rupture of membranes, especially with high Bishop scores were the major risk factors for umbilical cord prolapse (4).…”