Spontaneous umbilical cord hematoma: a rare cause of acute fetal distress.
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.
Seoud
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M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, American University of Beirut Medical Center, Lebanon.
Aboul-Hosn
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L
Nassar
A
A
Khalil
A
A
Usta
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I
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