Diagnostics (Nov 2022)

Umbilical Cord Prolapse—Interesting CTG Traces

  • Radu Botezatu,
  • Nicolae Gica,
  • Gheorghe Peltecu,
  • Anca Maria Panaitescu

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3390/diagnostics12112845
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 12, no. 11
p. 2845

Abstract

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Umbilical cord prolapse can be a life-threatening obstetrical event involving the fetus due to sudden oxygenated blood flow obstruction. These types of events most often happen in labor and are associated with obstetric maneuvers. Rarely, a clinical examination can diagnose the condition, but the situation is usually detected secondary to an abnormal cardiotocography trace. We present several clinical cases where a CTG trace was used to infer umbilical cord prolapse.

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