Brain damage due to lack of oxygen (hypoxia) caused by
umbilical cord compression or strangulation.
Umbilical cord compression occurs in approximately 1 in 10 deliveries.
Umbilical cord compression can cause changes in your baby's blood pressure due to the changes in heart rate and lack of oxygen.
When PROM occurs before 32 weeks of pregnancy,
umbilical cord compression occurs 32 to 76 percent of the time.
Umbilical cord compression occurs when there is pressure put on the umbilical cord.
While you are pregnant, the hyperactivity of your baby can, on rare occasions, cause
umbilical cord compression.
Unfortunately there are no visible signs of
umbilical cord compression that can be seen without the help of a doctor.
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lack of oxygen before or during birth because of problems such as placental abruption (premature detachment of the placenta from the uterus), a difficult or prolonged labour, or
compression of the
umbilical cord
This may occur, for example, due to negligent monitoring of maternal and fetal vital signs; negligent failure to diagnose and manage
umbilical cord prolapse,
umbilical compression, or placental abruption; or negligent use of medications during labor.
Birth traumas occur during the process of childbirth through, for example, the
compression or prolapse of the
umbilical cord, nuchal
cord, or the pressure on a fetus's head or other parts of the body as the fetus passes through the birth canal.