Maternal and perinatal outcome in pregnancies complicated by uterine cervical prolapse.

Uterine cervical prolapse is extremely rare during pregnancy and may predispose patients to serious complications, including maternal death. Four patients are presented here: two patients had pre-existing prolapse and the other two developed prolapse during pregnancy. All the patients required hospitalisation due to threatened pre-term labour. Two patients were delivered via caesarean section at term due to obstetrical complications, but the others delivered spontaneously. In a case of uterine cervical prolapse lasting until term, hospitalisation with bed rest, anti-tocolytic agents and genital hygiene may protect the cervix, resulting in favourable maternal and fetal prognoses.