Intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress associated with the excessively long (160 cm) umbilical cord

A Itakura; O Kurauchi; S Mizutani; Y Tomoda

doi:10.1007/BF02391805

Intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress associated with the excessively long (160 cm) umbilical cord

Arch Gynecol Obstet. 1994;255(2):99-100. doi: 10.1007/BF02391805.

Authors

A Itakura¹, O Kurauchi, S Mizutani, Y Tomoda

Affiliation

¹ Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.

PMID: 8092893
DOI: 10.1007/BF02391805

Abstract

We present a case report in which we described an abnormally long umbilical cord coiled eight times around the fetal neck. This occurrence was considered to have caused intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress.

Publication types

Case Reports

MeSH terms

Adult
Cesarean Section
Female
Fetal Distress / diagnostic imaging
Fetal Distress / etiology*
Fetal Growth Retardation / diagnostic imaging
Fetal Growth Retardation / etiology*
Humans
Pregnancy
Ultrasonography, Prenatal
Umbilical Cord*