Umbilical Cord Abnormalities ( Imp. For Obst. Outcome ) Dr. Shashwat Jani. M. S. ( Obs – Gyn ) Diploma in Advance Laparoscopy. Consultant Assistant Professor , Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College. Sheth V. S. General Hospital , Ahmedabad. Mobile : 99099 44160. E-mail : [email protected]
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UMBILICAL CORD ABNORMALITIES & ITS OBSTETRIC OUTCOME BY DR SHASHWAT JANI
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Umbilical Cord Abnormalities
( Imp. For Obst. Outcome )
Dr. Shashwat Jani.M. S. ( Obs – Gyn )
Diploma in Advance Laparoscopy.
Consultant Assistant Professor,Smt. N.H.L. Municipal Medical College.
Sheth V. S. General Hospital , Ahmedabad.Mobile : 99099 44160.
Umbilical cord is covered by amnion and contains a single umbilical vein, and two umbilical arteries supported in Wharton jelly.
Amnion covers the umbilical cord except near the fetal insertion, where an epithelial covering is substituted.
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The arteries wind around the umbilical vein in a spiral fashion and, because the vessels are longer the cord itself, there are a number of foldings or tortuorties producing protusions or false knots on the cord surface.
The Wharton jelly protects the vessels from undue torsion and compression.
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Abnormalities… Length Cord Coiling Single Umbilical Artery Four-vessel cord Abnormalities of cord insertion Cord Abnormalities capable of impeding
blood flow Torsion and Strictures Hematoma Cysts
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Abnormal Cord Length
• Normal cord length is 50-60cm, averagely 55cm
• Short cord: < 35cm is defined as short cord, may lead to fetal distress, placental abruptio, prolonged labour.
• Long cord: > 80cm is defined as long cord, higher occurrence of cord around neck, cord around body, cord knot, cord prolapse and cord compression.
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Umb. Cord Diameter• Lean cords are associated with IUGR• Large diameter cords are associated
with macrosomia• Clinical utility of parameter – unclear
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Umb. Cord Coiling Cord vessels spiral through the cordUCI ( Umbilical Coiling Index ) - is the no.
of complete coils divided by the cord length in cm
They grouped the UCI as follows: < 10th percentile — hypocoiled; 10th – 90th percentile — normocoiled; > 90th percentile — hypercoiled.
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Umb. Cord Coiling
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• Antenatal UCI has the lower sensitivity than the measurement postpartum.
• Hyper coiling is linked with fetal demise, IUGR & intrapartum hypoxia.
• Abnormal UCI has been related to trisomies & single umbilical artery
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Abnormalities of U. Cord Insertion• Usually the cord is inserted at or near the
center of the fetal surface of placenta.• Various cord insertion variations are:
Single Umb. Art. & CMFAbout 30% of all infants with only one umbilical artery
have congenital anomalies .
– Associated CMF : Aneuploidies
Tracheo-oesophagial fistula
Renal agenesis Imperforate anus Vertebral defects
– 34% are growth restricted– 17% deliver preterm
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Fused umbilical arteryRarely umbilical artery may fail to splitShared ,fused lumenMay involve the entire length or may
be partial (towards the placental insertion site)
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Hyrtl Anastomosis :
Anastomosis b/w the two umb. Arteries with in 3 cm of placental insertion site
Acts as a pressure equalising system b/w the two umbilical Aa.
Improves placental perfusion during uterine contractions /during compression of one of the umbilical arteries.
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Knots False knots :• Result from kinking of the vessels to
accommodate length of cord and are due to redundancies of Umbilical vessels / Wharton’s jelly.
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True Knots • Incidence 1 – 2 %• More common in monoamniotic twins• Active fetal movements create true knots• Risk of still births is increased 5 to 10 folds in
those with true knots.• FHR abnormalities are common during labor
but cord blood PH values are normal .
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Umb. Cord Loops The cord is frequently coiled around the fetus More likely with longer cords Loops around fetal neck are termed a nuchal cord
(uncommon cause of adverse PN outcome) Contractions may compress the nuchal cord and cause FHR
decelerations and low umbilical artery
Incidence : 1 loop of Nuchal cord 20-34% 2 loops of nuchal cord 2.5-5% 3 loops of nuchal cord 0.2-0.5%
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Single is safer than multiple umbilical cord loops around the fetal neck.
Two types of cord loops around the fetal neck :
Type A umbilical nuchal cord encircles the fetal neck in a sliding manner (less dangerous)
Type B nuchal cord encircles the neck in a locking manner (very dangerous).
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ManagementAt the time of birth: -• Look for cord around the neckIf it is loose enough for the cord to be
slipped over the babies head.If the cord is wrapped multiple times it may
take a while.
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• At this time, if the cord is too tight and has to be cut before the baby is born.
• This necessitates babies birth rapidly, since it is no longer getting nutrients from the mother via placenta.
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Torsion & StrictureTorsion : Incidence : rare Result from fetal movements during which the cord normally
becomes twisted fetal circulation is compromised. Stricture : More serious Most infants with this finding are stillborn Associated with an extreme focal deficiency in Wharton jelly. In mono amnionic twins, a significant fraction of the high
perinatal mortality rate is attributed to entwining of the umbilical cords before labor.
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Hematoma
Accumulations of blood are associated with short cords, trauma and entanglement
Result from the rupture of a varix, usually of the umbilical vein with effusion of blood into the cord
Caused by umbilical vessel venipuncture
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Umb. Cord Cysts May be found along the course of the cord True cysts:
› Epithelium lined› Remnants of the allantois› Coexist with patent urachus
False Cysts: Due to degeneration of wharton’s jelly. Single cyst may resolve completely Multiple cysts may be associated with miscarriage /aneuploidy.
Iatrogenic factor• Artificial rupture of membranes
with an unengaged presentation
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Clinical diagnosis• Overt cord prolapse visualizing the cord
protruding from the introitus (second or third degree of prolapse), by speculum ex. or by palpating loops of cord in the vaginal canal (first degree prolapse).
• Funic presentation speculum and bimanual ex.• Occult prolapse Suspected if fetal heart rate
changes (variable decelerations) due to intermittent compression of the cord are detected during monitoring.
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If compression is complete and prolonged it induces asphyxia, metabolic acidosis and death.
Asphyxia → hypoxic-ischaemic encephalopathy and cerebral palsy.
• The causes of asphyxia:Cord compression preventing venous return to the fetus
Umbilical arterial vasospasm secondary to exposure to vaginal fluids and/or air.