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A nuchal cord is when the umbilical cord becomes wrapped around the fetus's neck. [1] Symptoms present in the baby shortly after birth from a prior nuchal cord may include duskiness of face, facial petechia, and bleeding in the whites of the eye. [1] Complications can include meconium, respiratory distress, anemia, and stillbirth. [1]
The nuchal ligament extends from the external occipital protuberance on the skull and median nuchal line to the spinous process of the seventh cervical vertebra in the lower part of the neck. [1] From the anterior border of the nuchal ligament, a fibrous lamina is given off.
A violently ill patient with neck stiffness during the Texas meningitis epidemic of 1911 and 1912. Neck stiffness, stiff neck and nuchal rigidity are terms often used interchangeably to describe the medical condition when one experiences discomfort or pain when trying to turn, move, or flex the neck.
Nuchal cord, when the umbilical cord is (tightly) around the neck of the fetus [2] Entanglement of the cord [2] Knot in the cord [2] Cord prolapse, where the umbilical cord exits the birth canal before the baby, which can cause cord compression. [3] As a complication of oligohydramnios in which there is insufficient amniotic fluid
As nuchal translucency size increases, the chances of a chromosomal abnormality and mortality increase; 65% of the largest translucencies (>6.5mm) are due to chromosomal abnormality, while fatality is 19% at this size. [2] A nuchal scan may also help confirm both the accuracy of the pregnancy dates and the fetal viability.
New dad Nick Viall is opening up about the complications his fiancée, Natalie Joy, incurred while in labor with their daughter, River Rose, earlier this month. On a recent episode of his podcast ...
A hyperactive foetus should be evaluated with ultrasound to rule out cord entanglement. Cord entanglement – The umbilical cord can wrap around an extremity, the body or the neck of the foetus. When the cord is wrapped around the neck of the fetus, it is called a nuchal cord. These entanglements can cause constriction of blood flow to the fetus.
“I pushed three times … and she came out with her umbilical cord wrapped around her neck several times, Joy, 24, said on the Thursday, February 22, episode of the “Viall Files” podcast.