Winding by an umbilical cord meets quite often - at 20-30% of pregnant women. The essence of this phenomenon is that around extremities, a body or a neck of a fruit the umbilical cord in the form of a loop twists. In certain cases it repeatedly entangles a body of future child. Thanks to achievements of modern medicine the childbirth with winding by an umbilical cord most often comes to an end safely.
Winding options umbilical cord
Distinguish several various options of winding by an umbilical cord:
- single at which the umbilical cord winds a neck of a fruit of 1 times; - double/repeated when several rounds around a neck are observed;
- the isolated loop - an umbilical cord twists only a fruit neck; - the combined loop – winding around extremities and/or a body of future child;
- weak winding by an umbilical cord; - hard.
Winding by an umbilical cord: reasons
Winding by an umbilical cord can appear owing to various reasons: - oxygen starvation of a fruit (hypoxia) which causes active pre-natal movements of a fruit because of what he also gets entangled with an umbilical cord; - the increased maintenance in blood of mother of adrenaline that too promotes hyperactivity of a fruit; - the umbilical cord has excessive length - more than 60 cm; - abundance of water because of which the child has a lot of space for the movement and also opportunities to get confused in an umbilical cord.
Winding by an umbilical cord: consequences for the kid
The most widespread and rather safe for the child the single winding of an umbilical cord around his neck is considered. In that case in the course of childbirth the doctor can weaken an umbilical cord and move away her from a body of the kid. Double winding by an umbilical cord as it is capable to lead to oxygen starvation and microinjuries of cervical vertebras is more dangerous. The kids born with this patrimonial complication can have headaches, elevated pressure or hypotonia, fast fatigue subsequently. As a result of hard winding the same above-mentioned consequences can be an umbilical cord, but childbirth in this case can become complicated fruit asphyxia. The last threatens with respiratory standstill of the kid. It happens very seldom, however in similar cases the obstetricians usually take emergency measures for performing Cesarean section. It is necessary to understand that the fruit when winding by an umbilical cord around his neck suffers from a hypoxia. However consequences from oxygen starvation can be shown not at all children, and expressiveness degree can also be various. For some children the winding by an umbilical cord does not affect their health in the future at all, for others emergence of VSD and violation of the general condition of an organism is possible. All such states are successfully treated today. At observance of the correct day regimen, careful leaving and care the child will grow up healthy and strong.
Winding prevention by an umbilical cord
Umbilical cord it is necessary for the pregnant woman for winding prevention: - to worry less; - to make regular walks in the fresh air; - it is as little as possible to be in the stuffy, not aired room; - to eat properly; - to do fitness and respiratory training, having coordinated performance of exercises with the doctor. Besides, it is necessary to be observed at the gynecologist, visiting him in the terms of surveys appointed by it.