Abstract
1.1. The present-day concepts of the causes of onset of premature labor and labor at term are reviewed.2.2. In a series of 512 consecutive cases, 32 cases of marginal insertion of the cord were observed.3.3. Of these, 22 cases, or 65 per cent, were associated with premature onset of labor which was frequently preceded by rupture of membranes.4.4. Fetal distress was a frequent finding in the 22 cases cited and in 2 instances there was vaginal bleeding during labor.5.5. It is suggested that marginal insertion of the cord may cause interference with adequate fetal circulation and impede the nutrition of the fetus and thus initiate labor prematurely.
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