Prolapse of the umbilical cord
The prolapse of the umbilical cord indicates the descent of the umbilical cord, along the birth canal, the fetus exerts pressure on the umbilical cord, interrupting the blood supply to the fetus.
What is umbilical cord prolapse?
Umbilical cord prolapse indicates a severe obstetric emergency and manifests itself with symptoms of true fetal distress, occurs when the umbilical cord is located in front of the baby's head.
What if there is an umbilical cord prolapse?
As we have already said, the prolapse of the umbilical cord is a real obstetric emergency, due to the position of the umbilical cord that precedes the head, the fetus or the buttocks determines a reduction of oxygen from the mother to the fetus.
Risk factors for umbilical cord prolapse.
During pregnancy there are several risk factors that could present umbilical cord prolapse:
- The looser fabrics of a woman who has given birth several times already
- Abnormal presentations of the fetus that prevent correct position in the birth canal
- Low fetal weight
- Gestation age less than 37 weeks
- The length of the umbilical cord exceeds 80 cm
- Twin pregnancy
Treatment for umbilical cord prolapse
The consequences of umbilical cord prolapse can be truly dramatic (serious complications for the unborn child, death or infantile cerebral paralysis) in this situation it is therefore necessary to urgently resort to cesarean delivery to try to minimize the risk of the consequences.
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