The umbilical cord may be wrapped around the baby's neck during delivery. This condition, called nuchal cord, is not uncommon and happens in 10 to 29% of pregnancies. In most cases, the cord is ...

Based on the current evidence, the recommendation is to delay cord clamping to prevent anemia of infancy. Also, we recommend that clinicians not cut a nuchal cord before delivery of the shoulders ...

Axial image of the fetal head shows thickening of nuchal fold. Nuchal fold is measured during the second trimester on an axial image slightly off the biparietal diameter plane. The cerebellum ...