Understanding the changes in normal circulatory dynamics that occur during the course of
pregnancy is essential for improving our knowledge of pathophysiological mechanisms …

Objectives To determine the prevalence of, and risk factors for anomalous insertions of the
umbilical cord, and the risk for adverse outcomes of these pregnancies. Design Population …

The incidence of placenta and umbilical cord abnormalities is high in abnormal course of the
delivery. Although the detection rate of umbilical cord abnormalities is steadily increasing …

Objectives To determine risk factors for short and long umbilical cord, entanglement and
knot. Explore their associated risks of adverse maternal and perinatal outcome, including …

With the improvement of prenatal diagnoses of foetuses, the prevalence of stillbirth due to
foetal anomaly after mid-gestation decreased, whereas that of stillbirth associated with …

Results: Four knots were diagnosed prenatally, 3 knots were not diagnosed before the
delivery and in the 3 remaining cases ultrasound examinations were not undertaken …

The objective was to determine the cross-sectional area of the umbilical cord, its diameter
and the diameter of its vessels to establish a reference curve for these parameters during …

INTRODUCTION: Umbilical cord is vital to fetal development and its alterations are related to
fetal and neonatal deaths and to late neurological complications. Abnormal cord length has …

W ith an estimated 8,000 deaths per year in the United States from complications of UCA, an
initial goal of 50% reduction of loss is possible. To achieve this goal requires the recognition …

Objectives: To describe fetal and uterine hemodynamics in intrauterine growth restriction
(IUGR) fetuses with hypercoiled umbilical cord. Methods: 102 pregnant women with IUGR …