What are the 3 types.
Overt umbilical cord prolapse
Occult umbilical cord prolapse
Cord presentation
List generel causes for umbilical cord complications.
Most common: Umbilical cord prolapse
Uterine contractions during childbirth
Nuchal cord (wrapping of the umbilical cord)
Knotting of the umbilical cord
Entanglement of the umbilical cord
Define umbilical cord prolapse.
Condition in which a part of the umbilical cord lies between the antecedent part of the fetus (mostly head) and the pelvic wall, causing rupture of membranes and acute, life-threatening hypoxia for the fetus.
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