Nuchal Cord

"Nuchal Cord" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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A complication of pregnancy in which the UMBILICAL CORD wraps around the fetal neck once or multiple times. In some cases, cord entanglement around fetal neck may not affect pregnancy outcome significantly. In others, the nuchal cord may lead to restricted fetal blood flow, oxygen transport, fetal development, fetal movement, and complicated delivery at birth.

Descriptor ID	D053589
MeSH Number(s)	C13.703.413 C16.300.790
Concept/Terms	Nuchal Cord Nuchal Cord Cord, Nuchal Fetal Cord Entanglement Cord Entanglements, Fetal Fetal Cord Entanglements Quadruple Nuchal Cord Quadruple Nuchal Cord Nuchal Cord, Quadruple Triple Nuchal Cord Triple Nuchal Cord Nuchal Cord, Triple Double Nuchal Cord Double Nuchal Cord Cord, Double Nuchal Nuchal Cord, Double Single Nuchal Cord Single Nuchal Cord Nuchal Cord, Single

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Diseases [C]
Female Urogenital Diseases and Pregnancy Complications [C13]
Pregnancy Complications [C13.703]
Nuchal Cord [C13.703.413]
Congenital, Hereditary, and Neonatal Diseases and Abnormalities [C16]
Fetal Diseases [C16.300]
Nuchal Cord [C16.300.790]

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