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: Dubravko Habek, Tomislav Kulas, Robert Selthofer, Mićo Rosso, Zoran Popović, Davor Petrović, Margareta Ugljarević
• Journal: Fetal diagnosis and therapy (Fetal Diagn Ther) Vol. 21 Issue 4 Pg. 332-3 ( 2006) ISSN: 1015-3837 [Print] Switzerland
• PMID: 16757906 (Publication Type: Case Reports, Journal Article)
• Copyright: Copyright (c) 2006 S. Karger AG, Basel.

Topics

• Adult
• Female
• Fetal Movement
• Hand (embryology)
• Hand Strength
• Humans
• Imaging, Three-Dimensional
• Pregnancy
• Ultrasonography, Prenatal
• Umbilical Cord (diagnostic imaging)