Cord entrapment in a footling breech presentation with decreased fetal movements

Cord entrapment in a footling breech presentation with decreased fetal movements

Cord obstruction events account for one-fifth of stillbirths in the absence of structural or genetic defects. At present, use of fetal movement counting in the third trimester is the only effective screening test for cord obstruction. Patients who present with decreased fetal movement should undergo...

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Veröffentlicht in:Canadian Medical Association journal (CMAJ) 2023-11, Vol.195 (46), p.E1577-E1579
Hauptverfasser: Ferraro, Zachary M, Silverberg, Orli M, Kingdom, John C, Shirreff, Lindsay
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
Schlagworte:
Amniotic fluid
Bile acids
Breech delivery
Breech Presentation
Care and treatment
Case studies
Cesarean Section
Delivery, Obstetric
Diabetes
Female
Fetal Movement
Fetuses
Gestational age
Heart rate
Humans
Methods
Obstetrics
Patients
Pregnancy
Pregnant women
Stillbirth
Surveillance
Type 2 diabetes
Ultrasonic imaging
Ultrasound imaging
Umbilical cord
Veins & arteries
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Zusammenfassung:Cord obstruction events account for one-fifth of stillbirths in the absence of structural or genetic defects. At present, use of fetal movement counting in the third trimester is the only effective screening test for cord obstruction. Patients who present with decreased fetal movement should undergo thorough investigation with a nonstress test and comprehensive ultrasonography.
ISSN:0820-3946
1488-2329
DOI:10.1503/cmaj.221264