title: Intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress associated with the excessively long (160 cm) umbilical cord.
abstract: We present a case report in which we described an abnormally long umbilical cord coiled eight times around the fetal neck. This occurrence was considered to have caused intrauterine growth retardation and fetal distress.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Nagoya University School of Medicine, Japan.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Itakura
authors.forename: O
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Kurauchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Mizutani
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Tomoda
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D002585:Cesarean Section; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D005317:Fetal Growth Retardation / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging / Q000209:etiology*; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord