Fetal deformity and death associated with amniotic bands and looping of umbilical cord.
Fetal deformities secondary to amniotic bands or tight looping of the umbilical cord are infrequent complications of pregnancy. Rarer still is intrauterine death due to amniotic bands or looping of the umbilical cord with compression of vital structures. We describe a fetus with the unique combination of deformity and intrauterine death associated with both amniotic bands and looping of the umbilical cord.
D000328:Adult; D000650:Amnion; D000013:Congenital Abnormalities / Q000196:embryology*; D005260:Female; D005313:Fetal Death / Q000209:etiology*; D005532:Foot Deformities, Congenital; D006228:Hand Deformities, Congenital; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D014470:Umbilical Cord