title: 3D-ultrasound detection of fetal grasping of the umbilical cord and fetal outcome.
abstract: A case of persistent fetal palmar grasping of the umbilical cord in a 23-year-old primigravida is described. Palmar grasping was detected with three-dimensional ultrasound examination after cardiotocographically recorded fetal bradyarrhythmia. Because of acute fetal hypoxia, urgent Misgav-Ladach cesarean section was performed to deliver a hypotrophic female newborn, 2,120 g/43 cm, Apgar score 4/7, pH 7.29. No other pathology was found during the procedure. The postoperative course proceeded uneventfully and the early neonatal neurological status and neurosonographic findings were normal.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Osijek, Croatia. dubravko.habek@os.htnet.hr
authors.forename: Dubravko
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Habek
authors.forename: Tomislav
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kulas
authors.forename: Robert
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Selthofer
authors.forename: Mićo
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rosso
authors.forename: Zoran
authors.initials: Z
authors.lastname: Popović
authors.forename: Davor
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Petrović
authors.forename: Margareta
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ugljarević
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D005324:Fetal Movement; D006225:Hand / Q000196:embryology*; D018737:Hand Strength; D006801:Humans; D021621:Imaging, Three-Dimensional; D011247:Pregnancy; D016216:Ultrasonography, Prenatal; D014470:Umbilical Cord / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*