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Umbilical Cord Prolapse

Springer International Publishing, (2022), 101-106
DOI: 10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_18
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Abstract

Umbilical cord prolapse is an obstetric emergency in which the umbilical cord descends through the cervix alongside (occult) or past (overt) the presenting part of the baby. Pressure on, or spasm of, the umbilical cord impairs the flow of blood between the placenta and fetus, leading to fetal hypoxia.

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Yan, A., Sultan, P., & O’Brien, P. (2022). Umbilical Cord Prolapse. In Quick Hits in Obstetric Anesthesia (pp. 101–106). Springer International Publishing. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-72487-0_18

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