3D-ultrasound detection of fetal grasping of the umbilical cord and fetal outcome.
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.
Habek
Dubravko
D
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, University Hospital, Osijek, Croatia. dubravko.habek@os.htnet.hr
Kulas
Tomislav
T
Selthofer
Robert
R
Rosso
Mićo
M
Popović
Zoran
Z
Petrović
Davor
D
Ugljarević
Margareta
M
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*