We conducted a study intended to bring about our contribu- tion for providing knowledge on the pattern of cord prolapse in Cameroon. The mean age of patients was 25.6 ± 6 years, with a slight multiparous and grand multiparous predomi- nance (54%).
We found a prevalence rate of cord prolapse at 2.8 per 1000 deliveries; though this, value might be slightly lower than the real estimates, due to inadequate documentation and the exclusion of missing files. The prevalence of cord prolapsed in our report, is similar to that reported by other authors [3, 11, 14]. Kouam et al., also published similar rates