Prolapsed cord
Positioning of the umbilical cord ahead of the baby's presenting part during labor and delivery. When this occurs, the baby's body puts pressure on the umbilical cord which is caught between the baby and the mother's birth canal.
Prolapsed cord
Usually the baby's cord is born along with the baby and it continues to supply oxygen to the baby until it is clamped and cut.
Prolapsed cord
When the umbilical cord slips through the cervix or into the vaginal canal. The cord may actually stick out from the vagina, or the mother may just feel that there is something there.
prolapsed cord
This occurs when the umbilical cord comes through the cervix before the baby does. It can be dangerous because the contractions may cut off the blood and oxygen flow.
prolonged labour ...
Prolapsed Cord - See "Cord prolapse".
Prolonged Labor - A labor that lasts over twenty four hours.
Prostaglandin - A hormone involved in the onset of labor.
Prolapsed Cord-This occurs when the umbilical cord is in the birth canal ahead of the baby. The cord may become compressed and cut off the baby's oxygen supply. This condition may require an emergency cesarean section.
Prolapsed Cord - An umbilical cord accident in which the umbilical cord falls through the cervix and sometimes into the vagina. A prolapsed cord generally occurs during labor or when the water breaks.
couldn't even really measure my dialation or effacement effectively, so sent me for an ultrasound to check on his position and stuff, and then decided that given the amount of amniotic fluid she was concerned of the potential of a prolapsed cord.
Although some obstetricians think all twins should be delivered by C-section, since the waiting time for twin #2 to descend could increase the risk of prolapsed cord; and the "soft" neurological signs argument applies here as well.
- The umbilical cord slips through your cervix (this is called a prolapsed cord). If that happens your baby needs to be delivered immediately, because a prolapsed cord can cut off his oxygen supply.
Jared's Birth Story
Prolapsed cord, cesarean, general anesthesia.
Jessica's Birth Story
High Blood Pressure, 4 weeks early, cesarean.
This can happen when the waters break prematurely and the cord slips out through the opening cervix and down into the birth canal (prolapsed cord). Medical surveillance is important. Umbilical prolapse can lead to the need for a Caesarean birth.
There's a great risk that the prolapsed cord may become compressed during
Your placenta has separated from your uterus wall.
You lose a huge amount of blood, your heart rate becomes very high or you have very high blood pressure.
Two of which were wonderful homebirths. The last one was a c-section because of a prolapsed cord. I have been studying about pregnancy and natural childbirth for about 10 yrs and my dream is to someday be a midwife.
You can actually break the bag of waters if you don't know what you are doing. Rupturing the membranes at the wrong time can potentially result in a prolapsed cord, ...
These procedures can increase the risk for problems such as prolapsed cord (when the cord slips down through the cervical opening). Emergency cesarean birth of the second fetus may be needed.
or open - otherwise, you could not reach the membranes and 2) the baby's head is engaged (or stuck in the pelvis) - this way, the passage is "plugged" so that when the amniotic fluid rushes out, the cord cannot be swept out (called a prolapsed cord), ...
 See also: Pregnancy, Vagina, Delivery, Contraction, Contractions
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