Introduction: The circular umbilical cord corresponds to a winding of it in one or more turns of the whorl around the fetal neck. Case observation: She is a 25-year-old primigeste, married, a nurse by profession with no known medical-surgical history, who consulted for painful uterine contractions on pregnancy of 38 weeks of amenorrhea (AS). This is a pregnancy well followed by a gynecological-obstetrician with 06 quality antenatal consultations. The clinical and biological monitoring parameters were well documented in the antenatal diary and show no abnormalities. Conclusion: Fetal death in utero is a common pathology but association with umbilical cord circulars is rare. When the umbilical cord circular is double and tightened around the neck like a knot of the cord. It could be the cause of unexplained fetal death. It is always a tragedy for the parents and a failure for the obstetrician. It is necessary to reassure the woman and her family about the prognosis of subsequent pregnancies.
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