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Velamentous Cord Insertion Ruptured During Labour Leading to Acute Fetal Blood Loss by Nagao, Takeshi (author);Kuriyama, Erisa (author);Sato, Ami (author);Yamanaka, Michiko (author) is a Medicine article available to read on EtoBox.
What is Velamentous Cord Insertion Ruptured During Labour Leading to Acute Fetal Blood Loss about?
Umbilical cord rupture (UCR) in utero is a very rare and critical emergency that can cause fetal death within minutes. A 38-year-old nulliparous woman was admitted at 39 weeks in labour. Sudden watery vaginal discharge and bleeding with a rapid drop in the fetal heart rate to 60 beats/min necessitated an emergency caesarean section. A male infant weighing 2632 g was delivered 21 min after the onset of bradycardia; Apgar scores were 0 and 1 at 1 and 5 min, respectively. He was extremely pale; the umbilical arterial blood pH was 6.89 and haemoglobin was 9.0 g/dL. The umbilical cord had a velamentous insertion and was lacerated, with haemorrhage in the outer layer of an umbilical artery close to the placental end. The presentation was typical of UCR: vaginal bleeding following the rupture of membranes. Prompt diagnosis of UCR and termination of pregnancy are essential for fetal survival.
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- Author
- Nagao, Takeshi (author);Kuriyama, Erisa (author);Sato, Ami (author);Yamanaka, Michiko (author)
- Publisher
- BMJ
- Published
- 2021
- Language
- EN
- Field
- Medicine (Health Sciences)