Umbilical Cord Length Index for Prediction of Cord Abnormalities Before Delivery

Assiut University

Status: Completed

Conditions: Umbilical Cord Problem

Treatments: Diagnostic Test: ultrasonography

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03604887

UCLI

Details and patient eligibility

About

The umbilical cord plays an essential role in intrauterine life. It is the pathway between mother, placenta and fetus during pregnancy and delivery. Complete cord occlusion often leads to fetal demise, while intermittent occlusion has been associated with intrauterine brain damage. Compression and vasospasm in utero are important factors in fetal distress. Nuchal Umbilical Cord can be diagnosed antepartum using ultrasound, but the complications are unpredictable and unpreventable

Enrollment: 300 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Singleton pregnancy.
• Pregnant ≥ 37 weeks gestation.
• Women who will accept to participate in the study

Exclusion criteria

• Preterm deliveries.
• Amniotic fluid abnormalities (oligohydramnios, polyhydramnios).
• Intrauterine growth retardation
• Early membrane rupture
• Women need urgent cesarean section.
• Multifetal gestation.
• Placenta previa.
• Fetuses with major congenital anomalies.
• Women with chronic maternal illness as hypertension

Trial design

300 participants in 1 patient group

study group

Description:

All pregnant women who will attend the labor unit during the study period will be invited to participate in the study.

Treatment:

Diagnostic Test: ultrasonography