True umbilical cord knot, an emergency during labor

Affiliations

Begoña Díaz de la Noval: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain
Iris Porcel Llaneza: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain
Manuel Rueda Sepúlveda: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain
Francisco Javier Ferrer Barriendos: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain
Carmen Fernández Blanco: Department of Gynaecology and Obstetrics Hospital Universitario Central de Asturias Oviedo Spain

Abstract

Abstract An umbilical cord knot is an unexpected event that should not change obstetric approach for delivery.