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The umbilical cord inserts centrally into the placental disk. The abnormal finding here is a "nuchal cord" in which one or more loops of umbilical cord are wrapped around the baby's neck.
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library.med.utah.edu/WebPath/PLACHTML/PLAC002.html
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Cord Knots, Nuchal Cord, and Cord Stricture ... Nuchal cord has been associated with labor induction and augmentation, prolonged second stage of labor, and fetal heart rate abnormalities. One report has described a decrease in umbilical cord pH at delivery with nuchal cord, but the difference found (7.32 vs 7.30) does...
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emedicine.medscape.com/article/262470-overview
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Here is one from the labor suite. You may overhear this term after delivery. ... It means the cord was wrapped around the baby's neck - a common occurence. Uncommonly, it can cause problems by sort of strangling the baby and cutting off blood flow through the cord. ... Encyclopedia Index N nuchal cord...
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Before birth, a nuchal cord can sometimes be detected by ultrasonography, but no action is required. Doctors routinely check for it as they deliver the baby. If they feel it, they can slip the cord over the baby's head.
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www.merck.com/mmhe/sec22/ch261/ch261c.html
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Outcome of infants born with nuchal cords from Journal of Family Practice provided by Find Articles at BNET ... Does the nuchal cord really affect the outcome of delivery?
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The Nuchal Cord at Birth: What Do Midwives Think and Do?, by Elaine Jefford, Kathleen Fahy and Deborah Sundin. Routinely checking for the nuchal cord is a common medical intervention in birth. Some evidence shows damage to the baby and mother.
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www.gentlebirth.org/archives/nuchlcrd.html
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The umbilical cord around the neck of the fetus at the time of birth has been referred to in the literature by many different terms, including the term nuchal cord. ... The results suggest a statistically significant relationship between nuchal cord incidence and placental location. A relationship between fetal heart...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/1919285
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Our objective was to ascertain if nuchal cord is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. ... Our objective was to ascertain if nuchal cord is associated with adverse neonatal outcomes. Using a retrospective database of term neonates, outcomes were compared among infants with 0, 1, and 2 or more loops of cord encircling...
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www.medscape.com/medline/abstract/15731986
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Comprehensive guide to prenatal ultrasound. Covers all aspects of sonography in pregnancy and the fetus. ... Ultrasound diagnosis of quintuple nuchal cord entanglement and fetal stress1. In reviewing his text, some cases appeared to be simply amniotic band syndromes, but others appeared to be genuine cord strangulation.
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www.thefetus.net/page.php?id=172
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