title: Spontaneous umbilical cord hematoma: a rare cause of acute fetal distress.
abstract: Spontaneous umbilical cord hematoma is very rare. We present a newborn who was discovered to have a spontaneous fetal umbilical cord hematoma. A nonreassuring fetal heart tracing complicated the first and second stages of labor. The only pathological finding was a short umbilical cord, which could have contributed to the rupture of fetal vessels.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Seoud
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Aboul-Hosn
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Nassar
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Khalil
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Usta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D005316:Fetal Distress / Q000209:etiology*; D006340:Heart Rate, Fetal; D006406:Hematoma / Q000150:complications*; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011247:Pregnancy; D014470:Umbilical Cord