Mason, her first and only child, was stillborn - he died in her womb from a rare complication of pregnancy, called nuchal cord compression.
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NC stands for Nuchal Cord
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In this paper various conditions related to the umbilical cord and diagnosable by ultrasound will be discussed under the following headings: * Interesting to know cord data * The nuchal cord * A single umbilical artery * Velamentous insertion of the cord and vasa previa * Cord presentation * Knots: False and true * Cord varix * Cord cysts * Cord haematoma * Cord tumours: haemangiomas and teratomas.
And they want to force hospitals to sto classing the cause of nuchal cord death as "unknown".
Mason, her first and only child, was stillborn - he died in her womb from a rare complication of pregnancy, called nuchal cord compression.
3) A nuchal cord usually appears when the umbilical cord is four-fifths as long as the fetus.
The difference is likely due to a greater incidence of nuchal cord knots at higher AFI levels (Am.
True (A) or false (B)--click on the correct answer: A caesarean section is indicated if a nuchal cord is diagnosed ultrasonically prior to labour.
Abnormal cord coiling probably acts synergistically with other factors in causing fetal morbidity and mortality, including thrombophilia, funisitis, meconium cord damage, nuchal cord, and velamentous cord.