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prolapsed cord
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  • (umbilical cord prolapse) A situation in which the umbilical cord is ahead of the presenting fetal part. If the cord becomes compressed it may cut off the flow of blood to the baby.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • (umbilical cord prolapse) Passage of the umbilical cord through the cervix before the fetus during delivery.
    NICHD Pediatric Terminology
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Umbilical cord prolapse is abnormal position of the cord in front of the fetal presenting part, so that the fetus compresses the cord during labor, causing fetal hypoxemia.
    Merck Manuals
    Merck & Co., Inc., 2025
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