What does fetal umbilical cord encircle neck to mean

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I'm about to the due date. Last week, I went to the hospital for B-ultrasound examination. The report said that the umbilical cord around the neck. The doctor said it's OK, but my heart is always uncomfortable and worried. Now let's talk about the meaning of a fetal umbilical cord around the neck.

What does fetal umbilical cord encircle neck to mean

First: if the umbilical cord around the neck relaxation, does not affect the umbilical cord blood circulation, will not endanger the fetus. Of course, there are accidents in everything. If the umbilical cord is too tight around the neck, it can make the umbilical blood vessels compressed, cause the blood circulation blocked or the fetal jugular vein compressed, make the fetal brain ischemia, hypoxia, cause intrauterine distress, even stillbirth or neonatal asphyxia.

Second: this phenomenon often occurs in the delivery period, as accompanied by the umbilical cord is too short or relatively short, often in the process of labor affect the decline of presentation, leading to prolonged labor, aggravating fetal hypoxia, endangering the fetus. Fetal umbilical cord around the neck, pregnant women should pay attention to is to reduce vibration, keep sleep left position.

Third: umbilical cord entanglement is one of the most important types of umbilical cord abnormalities. There is another kind of incomplete around the neck, known as the umbilical cord around the neck. The second is winding the trunk and limbs, which is often referred to as umbilical cord around the neck or umbilical cord around the neck by expectant mothers.

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Umbilical cord around the neck, if not too tight, then most of the impact is not big, a lot of the time can be their own around, so you can regularly pregnancy check-up, peace of mind to raise the fetus. If the neck is too tight, the fetus will suffer from hypoxia and intrauterine distress, which should be treated in time.